NEW DELHI: Yogi Adityanath, the chief minister of Uttar Pradesh, repeatedly criticized the AAP and its leader, Arvind Kejriwal, at a BJP rally in Delhi on Thursday, saying the party has impeded capital city’s progress in the last ten years.
Yogi also emphasized the importance of implementing the BJP’s “double-engine” government in the capital.
UP CM claimed that the AAP and its ministers were helping illegal Bangladeshis and Rohingyas settle in Delhi’s Okhla neighborhood.
He accused Kejriwal of calling the holy Yamuna river a “sin” and transforming it into a “dirty drain.”
आम आदमी पार्टी के अध्यक्ष श्री अरविंद केजरीवाल जी से मैं पूछना चाहता हूं…
क्या वह भी यमुना जी में अपने मंत्रियों के साथ जाकर स्नान कर सकते हैं? pic.twitter.com/5yM2aj76rA
— Yogi Adityanath (@myogiadityanath) January 23, 2025
“I took a holy dip at the Sangam in Prayagraj, where Maha Kumbh is located, yesterday with all of my ministers. I would like to know if Kejriwal can take a bath. If he has any moral courage, he ought to respond,” Yogi remarked.
The AAP government, according to Yogi, has made Delhi a “garbage dump” and disregarded basic utilities like electricity and clean water.
हम लोग दिल्ली के अंदर विदेशी घुसपैठियों को एक इंच जमीन नहीं देंगे… pic.twitter.com/PoXLP4gkor
— Yogi Adityanath (@myogiadityanath) January 23, 2025
Yogi also said that the people never received the promised subsidies. He also blamed the AAP for the nation’s capital’s bad roads, sewage overflows, drinking water problems, and poor sanitation.
Yogi went on to compare Uttar Pradesh and Delhi, asserting that the former’s roads in Noida and Ghaziabad are superior to the latter’s. He also praised the scope and importance of the ongoing Mahakumbh in Prayagraj.
Yogi Adityanath’s speech was his first rally in the Kirari area before the Delhi Assembly elections on February 5, the results will be revealed on February 8.
हम लोग दिल्ली के अंदर विदेशी घुसपैठियों को एक इंच जमीन नहीं देंगे… pic.twitter.com/PoXLP4gkor
— Yogi Adityanath (@myogiadityanath) January 23, 2025
There are 23 contenders vying for the prominent New Delhi seat, including AAP’s Arvind Kejriwal, BJP’s Parvesh Verma, and Congress’ Sandeep Dikshit.
Moreover, Delhi Chief Minister and AAP candidate Atishi is contesting from Kalkaji Assembly seat against the BJP candidate Ramesh Bidhuri and Congress’ Alka Lamba.
