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Oppn unity notion misconceived: CM
NEW DELHI: The concept of Opposition unity in India is misconceived because the people of India want a politics of hope and positivity, not a political project with the sole aim of defeating the BJP, Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Saturday, expanding on his party’s push to make governance delivery a core election agenda.
Speaking at the 20th edition of the Hindustan Times Leadership Summit, the Aam Aadmi Party chief also spoke about his government’s focus on bettering the quality of government schools and hospitals, took responsibility for an inability to stamp down on Punjab’s farm fires in the short time the party has been in power, and accused Delhi lieutenant governor VK Saxena of blocking his government’s administrative efforts.
“People don’t want Opposition unity. They want hope. Opposition unity means all opposition parties come together to defeat the BJP. But why did you take the onus of defeating the BJP on yourself... If the BJP is to be defeated, the people will decide... You have to give the country hope... a road map of how in five years, we will change their lives. The day they like that agenda, people will defeat the BJP on their own,” he said.