For the Assembly session starting from Monday, the Oppostion BJP has chalked out a strategy to confront the AAP government on its alleged unconstitutional functioning and Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s frequent visits to other states.
During the session, the three-MLA Opposition plans to raise issues like diversion of funds meant for labour welfare, appointment of private lawyers at hefty fees, non implementation of a three percent quota for the physically handicapped in government jobs and the inability to start construction of the promised 500 schools and 20 colleges.
Leader of Opposition Vijender Gupta said the Bharatiya Janata Party will confront the ruling Aam Aadmi Party for its ‘unconstitutional’ actions, leading to a piquant situation in running the government.
“The BJP will leave no stone unturned in highlighting government’s failure on different fronts,” Gupta said. “The AAP government has taken many unconstitutional and anti-poor measures which need to be raised in the Assembly for rectification.”
“The government which boasts of increasing the minimum wages of workers, has committed the illegal act of diverting Rs 1,150 crore out of Rs 1,700 crores of Cess Fund contributed by building and other workers since 2002,” he said.
The fund has been diverted by AAP government for non-permissible uses such as construction of school colleges, aganwari and canteens, said Gupta.
“The fund could have been used only for the listed 18 welfare schemes for the constructions and other workers,” said the BJP leader. He said the BJP will take the AAP government to task for its hypocrisy on drugs and liquor addiction.
“The ruling party is worried about drug addiction in Punjab. But it is least bothered about fast spreading drug addiction in Delhi. Lakhs of poor and homeless people are taking to drugs because of the government inaction and lack of convincing rehabilitation policy,” the BJP leader said.
“After opening 58 liquor shops in little duration of 18 months, the government has now woken up to decide that no more liquor shops shall be opened this year,” said Gupta, adding that the government has not fully used the funds meant for spreading awareness against addiction.
Gupta said the Opposition has given notices to the Assembly Secretary on 11 issues, including pending Delhi Sanitation and Cleanliness By Laws 2009, engagement of private lawyers, payment of Rs 6 crore every month to companies named in water scam, non implementation of schemes for cleaning the Yamuna, appointment of public relations firms at hefty fees to improve Delhi government image and non-implementation of the Aam Admi Canteen Scheme.