For Arvind Kejriwal, BJP is ‘dengue wali party’

NEW DELHI: Chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday called BJP ‘dengue wali party’, blaming it for the outbreak of dengue and chikungunya.

“The municipal polls are just two days away. Don’t waste your vote by voting for Congress. If you vote for BJP, Delhi will remain garbage ridden. If you do, you will be responsible if your child suffers from dengue or chikungunya,” he said at a public meeting in a Bawana JJ colony. AAP has fielded Ramesh Shehrawat here.

Kejriwal claimed that the BJP-ruled corporations did nothing for sanitation despite his government paying Rs 15,000 crore .

Though it was terribly hot, the meeting had a good attendance with women and young men from Nangal Thakran, Begumpur, Putkala, Kut Khurd and other places around Bawana turning up. The area is home to a large number of migrant factory workers. It was believed to be an AAP stronghold, but recently, the party suffered a blow when its Bawana MLA Ved Prakash joined BJP.

Kejriwal didn’t appear bothered by this. “In the last two years, we did more than what other parties have done in 10 years. BJP is ruling the corporations for 10 years, but they did no good work. They left no opportunity to loot,” the CM said.

Kejriwal repeated his government’s achievements such as free water and subsidised electricity, free medicines, no change in school fees etc. “Each family is saving around Rs 10,000 every month because they have to spend less on electricity, school fee, water, and medicines,” he said.

The CM also promised to clear the land-pooling policy by May 7.

Kejriwal also visited the families that lost their houses in a blaze on April 12. They handed over applications to the CM, seeking help from him.