AAP biggest burden on people of Delhi, newer version of Congress: BJP after PM Modi likens Kejriwal-led party to 'aapda'

BJP leader Rajeev Chandrasekhar alleged that Kejriwal's promise of running a government based on integrity and transparency has been proved wrong.

New Delhi: After Prime Minister Narendra Modi likened AAP to 'aapda' for Delhi, the BJP on Friday said that the Arvind Kejriwal-led party has become the "biggest burden and liability" on the people of Delhi.

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is nothing more than a "newer version of the Congress", senior BJP leader Rajeev Chandrasekhar said.

Addressing a press conference, he said, "The AAP promised a corruption-free government. They promised simple political leadership, (which) would not use a house (government bungalow), cars, align with the Congress and indulge in corrupt politics, has done exactly 180 degrees reversal of every one of its positions from 2010."

The BJP leader alleged that Kejriwal's promise of running a government based on integrity and transparency has been proved wrong.

"The chief minister (Arvind Kejriwal) had to resign in the face of the liquor scam. The benefits of PM Ayushman (health insurance scheme) have been denied to the people of Delhi…. So, the contrast is there. The people of Delhi know the difference. They know the truth," the BJP leader said.

The BJP leader said that the Modi government's performance over the last 10 years is enough to tell the people of Delhi that who is "really" serving them, going to take them forward on the path of progress, bring development and investment required in the national capital.

This is also enough for the people of Delhi to understand who has invested in "politics of fake promises, corruption and lies", he said in an apparent reference to the Kejriwal-led party.