Kejriwal, BJP trade blame over Delhi’s civic woes

AAP and the BJP traded sharp barbs on Saturday after former chief minister Arvind Kejriwal accused the saffron party-led government in the national capital of pushing Delhi into chaos.

Speaking at the AAP office during Diwali celebrations, the party’s national convenor said the city was deteriorating rapidly under BJP rule, with broken roads, overflowing sewers, garbage piles everywhere, and a lack of medicines in hospitals.

Reacting to the remarks, Delhi BJP president Virendra Sachdeva accused Kejriwal of “trying to save his political existence through lies and confusion”.

Kejriwal further alleged that residents were being burdened with "electricity and water bills worth thousands" while several areas faced disrupted water supply.

“People voted for the BJP thinking that with the lieutenant governor, the Centre, and the Delhi government all under one party, governance would improve. But they (BJP) have destroyed Delhi in six months,” Kejriwal claimed, adding that AAP’s politics was centred on service, not power.

Responding strongly, Sachdeva alleged that Kejriwal’s own tenure as chief minister was marred by corruption scandals in education and healthcare — including irregularities in classroom construction and Mohalla clinics.

“People of Delhi know the truth. Kejriwal’s government was neck-deep in corruption, not governance,” the BJP leader said.