Will expose BJP’s doublespeak on statehood issue, vows AAP
Staff Reporter
New Delhi, February 20, 2019 01:39 IST

Twitter war
Mr. Kejriwal later engaged Union Minister and former Delhi BJP chief Vijay Goel on Twitter over the issue after Mr. Goel accused him of non-performance in office. “Kejriwal wants full statehood so that he can get more power to misuse, as per our surveys. Attempts should have been made to improve the condition of health, education, roads and traffic by him (Sic.)” Mr. Goel said.
Mr. Kejriwal replied by saying, “Mr. Goel, you are insulting the people. You will not give the government chosen by the people the power to serve the people? What do you mean? Who are you to decide? India became a democracy not because of the BJP but because of the sacrifices of our soldiers. The people of Delhi will achieve democracy, if the BJP has the strength to stop them, let it try (Sic.)”
Delhi voters, the AAP said, gave the BJP all seven LSseats in 2014 “only to be deceived by the Modi-Shah duo” which “does not like Delhi at all.” “The party will tell the people of Delhi that it is time for them to decide that hollow promises and falsehoods will no longer be tolerated and only those who are willing to take up the cause of people of Delhi will be elected to Lok Sabha now,” the statement said.
The AAP also intends to take door-to-door the May, 2015 notification of the Modi government which “snatched away the legal powers of the elected Delhi government.”
Mr. Gupta attacked Mr. Kejriwal for his repeated attempts at raking up the issue. “He raised a demand for full statehood in 2015 itself. Again, in 2016, AAP prepared draft of Delhi State Bill and put it in its election campaign. It called for special session of Delhi Assembly on June 6, 2018 for full statehood,” Mr. Gupta said.
“It (AAP) claimed to have launched a march on Delhi roads with signature of citizens in support of its demand. None of it’s attempts to demand statehood for Delhi succeeded in winning Delhiites to the cause...CM Kejriwal has chosen to raise this dead issue to hide his government’s utter failure to govern and perform during the last four years,” he added.