Yadav accuses BJP, AAP of failing Delhi residents

Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee (DPCC) president Devender Yadav on Monday hit out at Chief Minister Rekha Gupta for her recent remarks that Delhi had seen no development in the last 27 years. Calling her statement “irresponsible” and “myopic,” Yadav said it only reflected the BJP Government’s failure to revive the Capital after 11 years of “Kejriwal’s misrule.”

Yadav asserted that Delhi witnessed significant transformation during the 15-year rule of the Congress Government under late Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit. “From the construction of flyovers, underpasses, overbridges, and the introduction of Delhi Metro, to clean fuel in public transport, new hospitals, schools, colleges, and expanded green cover—Delhi became a world-class city during Congress rule,” he said.

He also noted that the BJP, despite being in control of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) for 15 years and now heading the state government, had failed to address key issues like rising unemployment, inflation, civic decay, and pollution. “The triple-engine government under Rekha Gupta has not been able to resolve the drinking water crisis, choked drains and sewers, garbage management, or the towering landfill sites,” Yadav said.

Referring to BJP’s recent move to constitute District Development Coordination and Monitoring Committees (DISHA), Yadav said it was not a novel idea, as similar committees existed during the Congress regime and played a significant role in city development. “This is nothing but an attempt to provide undue facilities to BJP MLAs without addressing people’s real issues,” he said.

Criticising the Rekha Gupta government’s performance in its first 100 days, Yadav claimed that except for the Ayushman Bharat scheme, no other major initiative had been implemented. “The Chief Minister is busy cutting ribbons while ignoring ground-level work that could actually benefit the people,” he added.

Yadav concluded by accusing both the BJP and AAP of failing Delhi’s residents, saying the city continues to suffer due to their “empty rhetoric and poor governance.”

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