BJP is destroying the city using guv: Kejriwal

Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday accused the BJP of destroying the city using Lieutenant General (L-G) Najeeb Jung. Kejriwal, however, said he would request Jung to allow vacuum cleaning of the streets after objections were raised by the latter.

“We are not taking over the functions of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi. There are four objections which have been raised by the LG. I have directed Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia to request the L-G in taking a neutral decision and allow the vacuum cleaning of the roads in the city,” Kejriwal told reporters here.

He claimed that the objections raised by the LG do not hold ground and have no substance. “The objections raised are also a contempt of court as the Supreme Court had directed for vaccum cleaning,” he added. Kejriwal also said the L-G had sought a report on the compensation announced by the Delhi government to family of ex-serviceman Ram Kishan Grewal, who committed suicide last month.

Kejriwal said, “The Centre has still not given compensation to the families of martyrs who lost their lives in the Uri attack. Modi ji is not giving the amount and neither is he allowing us to give it.”