Promising to make Delhi a beautiful city, Delhi Chief Minister and AAP convener Arvind Kejriwal on Monday said that he would make the national capital clean and attractive like Paris and London if his party won all seven seats in Delhi in the upcoming general elections.
Addressing a public gathering in Delhi Cantonment area, he said, “Today in Delhi, one can see filth and garbage everywhere. Many of you must have travelled abroad. Take as examples the capitals of other countries. For instance, Paris, London, Washington, Tokyo and those of other developed nations. Such beautiful cities they are. Can’t we make Delhi beautiful? Yes, we can.”
He also shared how the BJP rules the three municipal corporations of Delhi (MCDs) in the national capital and accused it of being ignorant and leaving Delhi unclean.
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“If we [the AAP-led government] can improve Delhi’s hospitals and schools and connect the whole city with CCTV cameras among other achievements, we can make Delhi free of filth and garbage too. But friends, the MCDs do not come under the Delhi government. If Delhi becomes a full state, we will make the city so clean that you will be proud of Delhi.”
The Delhi CM, who has been demanding full statehood for Delhi, also reiterated better policing, jobs, education, healthcare and infrastructure.
In 2014, the BJP had swept all the seven Lok Sabha seats in Delhi. In the forthcoming 17th Lok Sabha elections, the national capital will go to poll in the sixth phase on May 12. The result will be announced on May 23.