NEW DELHI: Ratcheting up the rhetoric against the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Bill, 2021, tabled in Parliament, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal termed it an attempt to “snatch” power from an elected government and sought withdrawal of the legislation.
Alleging that the Bill had been brought in as the BJP felt threatened by the AAP and wanted to put roadblocks in his government’s efforts towards Delhi’s development, the chief minister said that he was ready to do anything in his power, even fall at the Modi government’s feet, so that the capital’s progress wasn’t impeded.
“People of Delhi have given a clear message to the BJP that they do not want them, people want AAP government. The BJP is unable to digest this fact. They want to administer mischievously,” Kejriwal said, addressing party supporters at Jantar Mantar.
“This Bill shows that BJP does not believe in the rule of the people, democracy and constitution. I will not let any development work stop, even if I have to touch their feet or beg them,” he said. Kejriwal claimed the BJP-led government at the Centre had brought this Bill as it was scared of the AAP expanding its footprints in several other states because of its governance model. “Their policy is ‘we will neither work nor let you work’,” he alleged.
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