Union Home Minister Amit Shah with BJP candidate from Rajouri Garden constituency Manjinder Singh Sirsa during a public meeting for the upcoming Delhi Assembly elections, in New Delhi, Saturday, Jan. 25, 2025.
Credit: PTI Photo
New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday described AAP as 'Aawaidh Aamdaniwali Party', and alleged that the party did nothing but spread lies to get votes and indulged in corruption under Arvind Kejriwal's leadership during its 10-year rule in Delhi.
Addressing a public meeting in the Narela Assembly constituency, Shah accused Kejriwal and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) of insulting Purvanchalis living in Delhi with their comments, besides alleging misgovernance in the capital under AAP's watch.
"Kejriwal only told lies to get votes... AAP means 'Awaidh Aamdaniwali Party' (party which makes illegal income)," Shah said.
Stating that governance in Delhi under Kejriwal's AAP worsened over the past 10 years, the home minister said, "AAP’s misgovernance will come to an end on February 8, when the BJP will come to power. Kejriwal, your government is on its way out soon and the BJP is coming to the helm."
Shah was campaigning for BJP candidate from Narela, Raj Karan Khatri.
The 70-member Delhi Assembly will go to polls on February 5, and the results will be out on February 8.
Delhi Assembly Election 2025 | The first of two state assembly polls this year sees a three-way contest between AAP, Congress, and BJP in the nation's capital. AAP decided to contest the polls alone, causing rumours of a rift in I.N.D.I.A. BJP, meanwhile, is hoping the liquor excise policy scam and pollution in Delhi will give the saffron party an edge over AAP. Kejriwal, on the other hand, has different plans with his demand for reservations for Delhi Jats. Congress will also be looking to make its presence felt and has not held back from attacking its own alliance partner. Check live updates and track the latest coverage, live news, in-depth opinions, and analyses only on Deccan Herald.
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