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AAP Delhi President Saurabh Bharadwaj (PTI)
The AAP delivered a scathing “failed” verdict on the BJP’s 100-day performance after forming a government in Delhi. The Delhi Congress also issued a list of “sins” of the government.
AAP Delhi convenor Saurabh Bharadwaj accused the government of abandoning key welfare schemes, failing to deliver poll promises, and claimed that the party pushed Delhiites into distress. In a letter to CM Rekha Gupta, Bharadwaj wrote, “The BJP government has completed 100 days in Delhi, but in these 100 days, the people of Delhi have had to endure many hardships. Delhi is experiencing long and frequent power cuts. Electricity prices have gone up significantly. Private schools have started arbitrarily increasing fees.”
At a press conference, Bharadwaj said, “We’ve seen in films that mischievous children who fail in school sometimes make their own fake report cards. A similar mischievous children’s government is currently running Delhi… How is it possible that the same child who gave the exam also creates their own report card and declares they passed?”
Listing several questions for the BJP government, Bharadwaj said, “Where is the Rs 2,500 promised to women? Today is May 30, and there’s no trace of it.”
He further questioned, “When will 10,000 bus marshals, rendered jobless by the L-G, be reinstated and given permanent jobs as promised?”
The AAP leader also questioned fee hikes in private schools, and the BJP’s failure to roll back school fees despite claiming audits: “Under BJP rule, loot is the system; private schools have hiked fees in an inhumane manner.”
On healthcare, Bharadwaj said, “The BJP government scrapped Farishtey Yojana and Daak Yojana, which provided free treatment at private hospitals for the poor… Hundreds of accident victims have not received treatment. This is the direct impact of the BJP shutting down the scheme.”
Bharadwaj said the ‘Report Card’ would be sent to all MLAs, MPs, and members of the media. “We cannot let this self-assessment fool the public. Delhi deserves better,” he said.
Addressing the media at Rajiv Bhawan, Delhi unit chief Devender Yadav alleged that the Rekha Gupta government had failed on all fronts and claimed it deserved a “zero” rating for its performance so far.
“The people of Delhi voted the BJP to power after 27 years with great hope, but all they have received in return are false claims and betrayal,” Yadav said.
He listed what he termed the “10 sins” of the new government: accused the government’s Rs 1 lakh crore budget of being misleading, questioned the allocation of Z-Plus security to the Delhi BJP president, allegation of indulging in large-scale corruption in electricity procurement, criticism over the appointment Kapil Mishra as a minister who has previously been accused in communal riots, of rebranding existing schemes instead of initiating original ones, and for endangering the livelihood of the poor through a crackdown on street vending, among others.
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