'Kattar beimaan people pushed Delhi towards Aapda': PM Modi attacks AAP at inauguration of big projects

PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said it is unfortunate that "Aapda government" in Delhi not implementing Centre's Ayushman Bharat Yojana.

"In the last 10 years, Delhi has been surrounded by an 'Aapda'. By keeping Anna Hazare at the front, a few 'kattar beimaan' people have pushed Delhi towards 'Aapda'.  AAP aapda bankar Delhi par toot padi hai... AAP is equal to Aapda, " said the PM.

PM Modi inaugurated several developmental projects in the national capital, including the World Trade Centre at Nauroji Nagar and GPRA Type-II Quarters at Sarojini Nagar.

"On the one hand, the Centre is making a lot of efforts; on the other, the Union Territory government stands for brazen lies," he said, accusing the AAP government of committing corruption in a host of sectors ranging from school education to fighting pollution and liquor trade.

With the assembly elections set to be held in the city next month, he said Delhi had launched a war on this "aapda (disaster)" and decided to get rid of it.

"This year will usher in a new politics of nation-building and people's welfare. Therefore, 'aapda' has to be removed and the BJP brought in," he said.

Due to the city government not allowing the Centre's signature health insurance scheme, Ayushman Bharat, and other programmes in the national capital, Modi said he was unable to help the people living here fully despite his efforts.

If highways are being built in the capital and the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) has been able to make houses for the poor, it is because "aapda" does not have much role in these sectors, he added.

Taking a swipe at former Delhi chief minister and AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal, PM Modi said he could also have built a "sheesh mahal" for himself but his dream was to ensure homes for everyone in the country. "These people commit corruption and then glorify it," he said, accusing AAP of shamelessness and making false promises.

The BJP has been targeting Kejriwal for allegedly spending a huge amount of money on his official residence when he was chief minister, and described his erstwhile home as "sheesh mahal".