Published 15:37 IST, January 15th 2020

'Jhootliwal!!': Gautam Gambhir coins new name for Delhi CM Kejriwal, explains why

BJP MP Gautam Gambhir hit back at AAP's Sanjay Singh after he called him "a hypocrite." Singh said Gambhir is against free services which benefit the poor.

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AAP leer Sanjay Singh on Wednesday called BJP MP Gautam Gambhir "a hypocrite" and said that if he is against free services which benefit poor, he should surrender those facilities. Minutes after statement, Gautam Gambhir took to Twitter and clarified that he "never" said that poor should t get free services. Gambhir also stated that "only that people who can afford should be charged a minal amount."

'I NEVER said that...'

BJP MP furr attacked Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and accused him of "vertising himself" at taxpayers’ expense for 5 years. Gambhir also clarified that he has t taken a single government benefit in 8 months of his tenure as MP. Gambhir also called Kejriwal 'Jhootliwal!!'

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war of words between AAP and BJP h begun long before Election Commission of India anunced dates for Delhi elections, with BJP constantly referring to Kejriwal's welfare schemes as freebies. Recently, Arvind Kejriwal tweeted a new report which quoted BJP's Maj Tiwari saying party will give five times more subsidy in power and water tariffs to residents of Delhi if government is elected to power. Delhi Chief Minister questioned claims and asked wher party will provide 1000 units of free electricity and provide one lakh litres of free water.

Tiwari's response to Kejriwal

CM Kejriwal went on to d that party is trying to mock citizens and questioned wher party has been able to implement such policies in or states where it has formed government. Maj Tiwari, in his response, did t back down and went on to d that BJP government in Delhi will definitely give substantial subsidies, as much as 5 times more than current system in place. He questioned Delhi government and asked what impact has it h on people during its term and number of families that have benefitted from AAP government.

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15:37 IST, January 15th 2020