AAP Supremo and former Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal, launched a fierce attack on the BJP after the party released its manifesto for the February 5 Delhi elections.
Kejriwal accused the BJP of copying AAP's approach by announcing several "freebies," or "revris," in their manifesto.
He pointed out that Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who had previously criticized AAP for providing free handouts, would now have to accept that these promises are not wrong.
"The BJP has repeatedly said that Kejriwal gives away free handouts, but today the BJP's national president announced that they too will provide free handouts to the people of Delhi," Kejriwal said, challenging the opposition party’s stance.
He further added, "I want to tell them that they should acknowledge that Prime Minister Modi was wrong when he said the things that he did about us. They should also accept free handouts are not wrong -- they are a gift from God and good for the country."
Kejriwal stressed that PM Modi should now publicly endorse the BJP's promises and admit that providing free handouts was a good policy. "Modi ji should come forward and assure he consents to these (BJP) promises. He should tell I was right in providing free handouts," he said.
The AAP leader also criticized the BJP for merely promising to implement schemes that AAP had already been offering. He questioned why voters should support the BJP when their manifesto lacked new ideas. "Then why people should vote for them?" Kejriwal asked.
Additionally, Kejriwal accused the BJP of ignoring issues like law and order improvements, labeling their manifesto as "a bundle of lies." He also claimed that the BJP's manifesto proposed the closure of mohalla clinics, a key initiative of the AAP government in Delhi. Kejriwal vowed that AAP would go across the city to ask the people if they wanted these clinics to continue.
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