Both campaign in Matiala Assembly seat
With Delhi Assembly elections just 16 days away, ruling AAP and the BJP stepped on the gas to woo the voters. Delhi Chief Minister and AAP convener Arvind Kejriwal and Union Home Minister Amit Shah were in Matiala Assembly constituency on Thursday to drum up support for their candidates.
Kejriwal held roadshows in Uttam Nagar and Vikaspuri areas while Shah held roadshows in Uttam Nagar, Palam and Nagloi Jat.
Kejriwal, atop an open yellow coloured jeep, waved to the public and shook hands with them as his roadshow passed from the narrow lanes of Matiala, Uttam Nagar and Vikaspuri. He was accompanied by the MLAs of the three areas.
While Kejriwal sought vote for the good works of the Government, the Union Home Minister launched a tirade on AAP chief and said if a competition to make false promises is held in the country, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will win the first prize.
He also alleged that the AAP leader had forgotten the promises he had made to the people of Delhi. “If there is a competition in the country of making false promises, Kejriwal would definitely get the first prize. I have come to remind you that you forgot the promises you made, but neither the people of Delhi nor BJP workers have forgotten,” said the Union Home Minister while addressing a public meeting in West Delhi’s Matiala constituency ahead of the Assembly polls on February 8.
“You became CM with the help of Anna Hazare but couldn’t bring a law for Lokpal and when Modi ji brought it you didn’t implement it here,” he said.
For four and a half years the Chief Minister kept saying Prime Minister Narendra Modi did not let him work so development could not be done in Delhi, Shah said.
“Now, you (Kejriwal) are saying that you developed Delhi in five years so ‘lage raho Kejriwal’,” he added.
Earlier in the day, hundreds of AAP supporters holding placards in support of various schemes of the Government, including free healthcare, electricity and water, surrounded party national convener Kejriwal during his roadshow held in Matiala and Kalkaji Assembly constituency on Thursday.
The AAP supporters danced to the tune of ‘Lage Raho Kejriwal’ (the party’s anthem). Kejriwal, atop an open yellow coloured jeep, waved to the public and shook hands with them as his roadshow moved through the narrow lanes of the Matiala Assembly. He was accompanied by Matiala MLA Gulab Singh Yadav.
“Mass gathering in Kalkaji Assembly constituency. We get strength after seeing such enthusiasm among people for the Aam Aadmi Party,” he tweeted in Hindi.
Meena Devi, a 48-year-old housewife was standing out of his home in the same constituency and seemed very ecstatic after waiving to Kejriwal and being waived back by the Chief Minister.
“AAP chief has done all the work we expected him to do in last five years. He has built schools, constructed mohalla clinics and laid pipe lines in our area to ensure 24 hours uninterrupted water supply. I will vote for the party as it has worked more than any party I have seen,” she said.
Rahul Bansal, who runs a glossary shop in the area said, “I am a BJP supporter but I will be voting for the AAP on the name of development and providing succor to people by ensuring free electricity, water and health care.”
In the last phase of campaigning, Kejriwal will hold eight ‘Town Hall’ sessions at different locations of Delhi and will also carry out regular roadshows in different Assembly constituencies.
Delhi Assembly polls will be held on February 8 and the counting of votes will take place on February 11.
