Arvind Kejriwal fires fresh salvo at BJP, says ‘I should get a Nobel prize for…’ – India TV

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, whereas addressing a public rally within the nationwide capital on Sunday, mentioned he should be awarded a Nobel prize for working the state authorities regardless of all of the hurdles created by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

“They (BJP) tried to stop the construction of schools and hospitals in Delhi. They do not want the poor to get the same level of education as their children. Only I know, how am I running the government in Delhi, I should get a Nobel prize for this, but to me your love is the Nobel prize…” Aam Aadmi Party nationwide convenor mentioned.

“I.N.D.I.A bloc will win all the seven seats of Delhi. We work for the development and progress of Delhiites, BJP people are busy in ruining Delhi and making Delhiites unhappy. The one who gives relief is greater than the one who kills,” he focused the saffron celebration.

“Water bills of 11 lakh houses in Delhi have increased since the time of Corona. There were bills amounting to Rs 3 Lakh to Rs 1 Lakh for some people but the water connection continued. If there were a BJP government then it would have cut off people’s water connections. But as long as your son is alive, no one can dare to disconnect your connection,” he added.

AAP will do every part to implement one-time settlement scheme, says Kejriwal

Kejriwal on Saturday met households in southeast Delhi’s Govindpuri who claimed to have obtained inflated water payments and guaranteed them that the problem can be resolved at the earliest. Interacting with the households, Kejriwal mentioned his authorities will quickly deliver a scheme for a one-time settlement of water payments.

 

“We are looking into the issue of inflated water bills and plan to resolve this by bringing a one-time settlement scheme very soon. The policy got delayed as the BJP has been creating hurdles for us. However, we are working on bringing this scheme at the earliest,” Kejriwal instructed Govindpuri residents, a lot of whom had gathered within the streets with their water payments.

 

He mentioned the AAP will do every part to implement the scheme. “Even individuals with tiny homes have obtained payments value lakhs of rupees. This drawback began within the (COVID-19) pandemic as items weren’t famous in particular person throughout that point.

 

“There are 12 lakh families who have received inflated bills. Their bills will be fixed very soon and bills less than Rs 20,000 will be waived. The BJP is halting the scheme but we will do everything possible to implement it, even if it means that I have to go on a hunger strike,” he mentioned.

 

Kejriwal was accompanied by Delhi Water Minister Atishi. On Thursday, the chief minister had known as an all-party assembly to debate the one-time settlement scheme. The AAP MLAs tore and tossed copies of the “inflated” water payments contained in the House and later burnt copies of the payments close to the Gandhi statue within the meeting advanced.

 

The Delhi Jal Board has offered 27 lakh water connections and almost 10.5 lakh customers haven’t paid payments claiming they had been extremely inflated.