Delhi Assembly Elections 2025 | Kejriwal came coughing, left Delhi gasping for breath: Anurag Thakur

New Delhi: BJP MP Anurag Thakur on Sunday attacked former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal over the recurring deterioration in the city's air quality, witnessed in the past many years.

Taking a dig at him, Thakur said Kejriwal came to Delhi "coughing" from Haryana 11 years ago and has since left the city "gasping for breath." The former Union minister also claimed that once the "AAP-DA" government is removed from Delhi, the BJP will ensure clean roads, clean water, a clean Yamuna, and clean air for the people of the city.

"Aap-da," meaning disaster, is a derisive term Prime Minister Narendra Modi devised for the party in one of his rallies in the city.

"Eleven years ago, someone from Haryana came coughing into Delhi with a muffler wrapped around him. Now, that same person wants Z-plus security from two states," Thakur said.

"Neither Delhi's air is clean, nor its roads, nor its mountains of garbage, nor the Yamuna. This time, the AAP government will be cleaned out of Delhi too," he added.

Thakur accused Kejriwal of launching his political career as a corruption-crusader but indulging in the vice himself.

He also termed Kejriwal "anti-women" to allege "a man who can take a fake oath on his daughter's name cannot be trusted to work for your welfare." Delhi will go to polls on February 5, and the results will be announced 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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