AAP says something, does something else: Nadda at Nukkad Sabha

BJP national president J P Nadda on Friday slammed the AAP, alleging the Arvind Kejriwal-led government did not walk its talk on its promises in five years in Delhi.

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief accused the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) of not fulfilling its promises on adding more schools, hospitals, installing free WiFi and appointing anti-corruption ombudsman (Lokpal) in the capital.

The 59-year-old Nadda, who was on January 20 elevated from 'working president' of the BJP to its national president, was addressing a Nukkad Sabha in Pandav Nagar in the Lakshmi Nagar constituency.

"The AAP had promised adding 500 more schools, 30 new hospitals, 5,000 buses, lakhs of CCTV cameras, promised free WiFi at public places, Lokpal. But did they do it? They have not and that is their past," Nadda said, cautioning voters to beware of the AAP's poll promises.

He cited infrastructure works undertaken by the BJP government at the Centre like Eastern and Western Peripheral Expressways, the Meerut Expressway that he said have helped Delhi and nearby areas.

Nadda also mentioned major decisions taken by the Narendra Modi government after the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, like abrogation of Article 370 and 35 in Jammu and Kashmir, banning Triple Talaq and bringing in the Citizenship Amendment Act, seeking to highlight the political willpower of the BJP.

"For most of the last five years, you kept saying that Modi ji is not letting you work and now you are claiming 'Achche beete paanch saal' (Five years were well spent). It doesn't add up well what you say. Your lies are easy to catch. They say something and do something else, while the BJP does what it says," Nadda told a gathering, comprising mostly local party workers and supporters.

"There are several issues. We have to bring Delhi to mainstream and ensure its progress. It's our national capital and a reflection of whole country," he added.