NEW DELHI: Ahead of the Delhi assembly elections, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) candidate from Jangpura, Manish Sisodia He launched a scathing attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party on Wednesday, accusing it of being behind the deterioration of law and order in the national capital.
He further alleged that the BJP is the biggest threat to the slum dwellers of Delhi.
“I get a lot of love and support from the people of Jangpura. Today is a big day for me. Poor law and order, rape, chain snatching, gang wars – the BJP is behind all this. The BJP has not been able to handle the law and order here then why should we give them education and hospitals?…Today BJP is the biggest danger for jhuggi groups in Delhi.If they come to power all the jhuggis will be wiped out.. . that they lie down in front of bulldozers to avoid such actions,” Sisodia said during his tour in Jangpura.
Meanwhile, after the Center gave the ED nod to prosecute him and Manish Sisodia in an alleged liquor scam case, AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal said they (BJP) are contesting the polls of the Delhi Assembly in this way.
When asked by reporters outside the party office when he was rooted to file his nomination, Kejriwal said: “Woh uss tarah see chunav lad rahe hain, hum is tarah see chunav lad rahe hain.”
The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has authorized the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to initiate proceedings against former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and former Deputy CM Manish Sisodia under the Prevention of Crime Act. Money Laundering (PMLA) for his alleged involvement in money laundering. linked to liquor scam case.
The sanction order against these AAP leaders was received earlier this month in a fresh development of the case related to alleged irregularities in the now scrapped Delhi liquor policy for 2021-22.
Sisodia is pitted against BJP leader Tarvinder Singh Marwah and Congress MLA Farhan Suri in the Jangpura seat.
The Delhi Assembly elections will be held in a single phase on February 5 and counting of votes will take place on February 8.