BJP, AAP no competition for me, says Vijender Singh

The BJP and the AAP are no competition and they will be defeated in the Lok Sabha polls, Congress candidate and ace boxer Vijender Singh said Friday.

The 33-year-old, who is making his electoral debut as Congress's South Delhi Lok Sabha seat candidate, is pitted against BJP leader and sitting MP Ramesh Bidhuri and AAP's Raghav Chadha.

"The BJP and AAP candidates are no competition for me. I will eliminate BJP from here. I am here to meet and connect with people," Singh said during a footmarch in Delhi's Tigri area.

The ace boxer's footmarch, which lasted for two hours, passed through several residential pockets and slum clusters. He began it by seeking the blessing of the elderly and offering prayers at the Chhattarpur Temple.

"I do not have any false promises to make nor any assurances to give them (people). I will only speak the truth and not deceive them," Singh said.

"Mera dhyaan rakh lijiyega (Please take care of me)," the Congress candidate told people as he visited houses and met them in narrow lanes of slums.

However, some people complained that they did not get a chance to interact with Singh as his supporters were leading him away.

"I had specially come down to meet him but he just crossed without acknowledging me. His supporters were taking him away so quickly," 72-year-old Kesari rued.

But, there were some who managed get selfies clicked with the boxer-turned-politician.

Vishnu Agarwal, a grocery shop owner, said, "He (Singh) came to my shop and urged that we should take care of him during the polls."
In a video shared on Twitter, Singh can be seen pointing to a garbage dump and saying, "This is the condition of Delhi. I am in a roadshow and you can see this."
"However, there is a problem of getting clean water. We want that whoever comes to power ensures we start getting clean water through the month," Rohan Lodhiwal, a resident, said