Union Minister Prakash Javadekar is also the BJP’s survey in charge for Delhi. He speaks on the project, its tonality and the anti-CAA protests that were likewise a theme going through the polls …
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) had a strong campaign theme of work done, how did you counter it?
Our significant slab in these elections is Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s governance record and the advancement activity he has done. On the other hand, in the last 4 and a half years Mr. Kejriwal was just blaming Prime Minister Modi– that he (Mr. Kejriwal) was not being enabled to work, his tasks were being blocked etc. Now, the AAP’s campaign slogan says, “ Acche Beetey Paanch Saal,” how is he saying that? More significantly, he failed Delhi. Delhi voted for clean politics, and now his celebration and its legislators have actually been spoken of as involved in corruption and this has harmed Delhi. Individuals are disappointed and he (Mr. Kejriwal) has actually stopped all work. Much so that he hasn’t enabled the excellent schemes of the Centre to be carried out in the State– he has not permitted Ayushman Bharat or even the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi.
But the community corporations have a strong BJP presence and are accountable for much of the civic facilities. Do you still believe the “no work” tag would stick?
Municipal corporations in Delhi were not enabled to work. The State government did not provide nearly10,000 crore that was because of the community corporati