Congress Lok Sabha alliance with AAP in Delhi was 'mistake'

“For the past 11 years, the AAP has governed Delhi, and the BJP has been in power at the Centre for 10 years. The people of Delhi elected both these governments with great expectations, but after 11 years, they feel betrayed and disappointed, receiving nothing but empty promises,” said Delhi Congress president Devendra Yadav at a Press conference to unveil a booklet, described as a “white paper” on the real situation in the national capital.

The booklet, titled “Mauka Mauka, Har Baar Dhoka”, highlighted eight key allegations relating to issues such as corruption, safety of women, claims of nexus between union and state government, halting important infrastructure works, rising communal tensions, rights of backward classes and lack of facilities for sanitation workers, e-rickshaw drivers and gig workers.

In a swipe at both parties, senior Congress leader Ajay Maken said when people were dying due to Covid-19, the AAP government was diverting money to build a ‘Sheesh Mahal’, a reference to the chief minister’s official residence that stroked a controversy for being extravagant. “The central government also engaged in a similar exercise with the Central Vista project,” he said.