"People will pick broom, chase away Kejriwal": BJP's Shazia Ilmi

New Delhi [India], January 26 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Shazia Ilmi claimed that the people of Delhi will chase away Aam Admi Party (AAP) national convenor Arvind Kejriwal in the upcoming Delhi assembly elections, paving the way for the BJP to regain power.
Ilmi told ANI on Sunday, Ilmi said, "Kejriwal is frequently making statements. He is frightened and is saying that this election is about to save Delhi. In fact, the election is about saving Delhi. This election is important to stop the destruction. Therefore it becomes more important to chase him with a broom. I believed that the people of Delhi would pick up the broom and chase him away. They will make the lotus bloom."
The BJP leader also criticised Kejriwal over the alleged pollution in the Yamuna river, questioning the handling of funds meant for its cleaning.
"...There is no explanation for the Rs 8000 crore meant for the cleaning of the Yamuna river," she alleged.
Earlier in the day, Arvind Kejriwal criticised the BJP model of governance, saying that people's money is given as a loan to billionaire friends and it is waived off after 2-3 years.
Comparing the BJP model with the welfare model of his party, Kejriwal said, "...On one hand, there is the BJP model where your money is given as a loan to billionaire friends and it is waived off after 2-3 years. The other is the Aam Aadmi Party model which includes 24-hour electricity, and free electricity to the poor. 24-hour free water, best and good treatment... this is the Aam Aadmi Party's welfare model."
"The Bharatiya Janata Party has made it clear in different ways, through the words of different leaders, that if their government is formed, if you press the lotus button, all these facilities being provided in Delhi will be stopped because this is against their model..." he said while addressing a press conference on Sunday.
The AAP is eyeing a third term while the BJP is leaving no stone unturned to wrest back power from the ruling party.
The counting of votes is set for February 8. A total of 699 candidates are competing for the 70 Assembly seats in the National Capital.
The Congress, which was in power for 15 consecutive years in Delhi, has suffered setbacks in the last two assembly elections and failed to win any seats.
In contrast, AAP dominated the 2015 and 2020 assembly elections, winning 67 and 62 seats, respectively, out of a total of 70 seats, while BJP secured only three and eight seats in these elections. (ANI)