BJP starts counter agitation, says Kejriwal has failed Delhi

NEWDELHI: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday launched a protest of its own to counter the sit-in of Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal and his ministers, who have been camping at the Lieutenant-governor’s (L-G) office for the last three days.

West Delhi MP Parvesh Verma, leader of Opposition in Delhi Assembly Vijender Gupta and BJP MLAS Manjinder Singh Sirsa and Jagdish Pradhan — along with rebel AAP legislator Kapil Mishra — went to the chief minister’s office at the Delhi Secretariat on Wednesday and staged a sit-in against the “non- performance” of government. trying to divert public attention

Verma said they would leave from his failures to deliver water the place until their demands are and power to the city,” he said. met by the AAP government. Delhi BJP general secretary

“We are not going to leave until Rajesh Bhatia said, “Kejriwal has the CM promises adequate water failed Delhi on every issue. He supply for the city. Kejriwal has just wants to attain power for failed the people, especially the himself.” youths ,” Verma said. Delhi unit Congress chief Ajay

Earlier, BJP workers — led by Maken too criticised Kejriwal the party’s Delhi unit chief Manoj and said that when the city was Tiwari — had also staged a proreeling under water shortage, the test at Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg CM was doing political drama. over issues related to water and Holding the BJP equally electricity supply. responsible for the deadlock, the

Tiwari, along with party counhe said, “Kejriwal is No. 1 in holdcillors, later tried to march from ing dharnas, Prime Minister NarSaheedi Park to Delhi Secretarendra Modi is No 1 in giving iat, but were stopped near the speeches. The Congress is the Delhi police headquarters. only party, which is No 1 in giving

“It is dejecting to see the CM good governance.”