Last Updated:December 25, 2024, 10:19 IST

Arvind Kejriwal has accused the BJP of planning politically motivated raids against AAP leaders against the party’s welfare schemes. Meanwhile, the BJP has called AAP’s schemes misleading.

Arvind Kejriwal during an event where he announced that ‘Sanjivni Yojna’ would be launched (Photo: PTI)

Hours after Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and New Delhi MP Bansuri Swaraj accused Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) convenor Arvind Kejriwal of misleading Delhiites with false promises under the ‘Sanjeevani’ and ‘Mahila Samman’ schemes, the former Chief Minister has claimed the saffron party is “badly upset” with the schemes launched by his party.

Kejriwal has also asserted the party plans to arrest Chief Minister Atishi and carry out raids at the residences of AAP leaders.

“These people are badly upset by the Mahila Samman Yojana and Sanjeevani Yojana. They have planned to arrest Atishi ji in the next few days by making a fake case. Before that, raids will be conducted on senior AAP leaders,” a rough translation of Arvind Kejriwal’s X post in Hindi read.

“I will hold a press conference on this today at 12 o’clock,” he added.

BJP CALLS AAP GOVT ‘FAILED ADMINISTRATION’

Addressing a press conference on Tuesday, Bansuri Swaraj called the Aam Aadmi Party government a “failed administration” and highlighted a Rs 7,000-crore deficit under Kejriwal’s leadership.

Swaraj claimed that Delhi’s health secretary publicly denied the existence of ‘Sanjeevani’ scheme, calling it a “fabrication” by the AAP government.

She further slammed the ‘Mahila Samman’ scheme, labelling it a “hoax”.

“The promised Rs 2,100 for women is a mere gimmick,” she said, adding the cabinet note only approved Rs 1,000, an amount already announced in March before the Lok Sabha elections.

The BJP leader accused the AAP government of deliberately stalling the Modi government’s welfare schemes, including Ayushman Bharat, which remains unimplemented in Delhi, a statement said.

Swaraj highlighted the AAP’s “failure” in Punjab, noting that women there have not received any promised funds despite two years of AAP rule, it added. She also questioned Kejriwal’s priorities, accusing him of focusing on misleading narratives rather than addressing critical issues like air pollution, the condition of the Yamuna River, and Delhi’s overall development.

“The AAP government has consistently misled the people of Delhi and brought the state into financial ruin. The people are ready for change, and BJP will bring the transparency and governance Delhi deserves,” she said.

AAP’s WOMEN WELFARE SCHEMES

In its budget for the 2024-25 fiscal year, the Delhi government announced ‘Mahila Samman Yojana’ to provide Rs 1,000 per month to all adult women.

However, Kejriwal recently announced that the amount would be raised to Rs 2,100 if his party returned to power in the upcoming elections.

Kejriwal had also announced ‘Sanjeevani Yojana’ to provide free treatment to people aged 60 and above.

On December 23, Arvind Kejriwal helped women register for the ‘Mukhya Mantri Mahila Samman Yojana’ in the Kidwai Nagar area.

The AAP supremo helped the women generate one-time passwords (OTP) required for the registration and then handed over their registration cards.

Delhi Chief Minister Atishi accompanied Kejriwal during the exercise.

On Tuesday, AAP ministers, MLAs, and volunteers launched an extensive public outreach campaign to register people for the ‘Mukhyamantri Mahila Samman Yojana’ and ‘Sanjeevani Yojana’.

Party leaders, including ministers Saurabh Bharadwaj and Imran Hussain, set up registration camps in Shahpur Jat and Ballimaran. Raghuvinder Shokeen, Sanjeev Jha, Vishesh Ravi, and Kuldeep Kumar joined the effort by conducting camps in their constituencies.