Cong terms BJP ‘jumla sarkar’, lists ‘10 great sins’

On the completion of 100 days of the BJP government in Delhi, the Congress launched a scathing attack on Chief Minister Rekha Gupta’s administration, calling it a “jumla sarkar” that failed to deliver on governance. Delhi Congress president Devendra Yadav addressed a press conference on Friday, branding the government’s tenure as “100 days of misery” and accusing it of committing “10 great sins” that harmed Delhi’s citizens. Yadav claimed that the BJP government had fallen short on critical fronts such as women’s safety, public transport, pollution control, water supply and education. “This government is more focused on headlines and photo ops than real work,” he said. Listing the “10 great sins,” Yadav accused the government of making a false Rs 1 lakh crore budget announcement, providing J-category security to the Delhi BJP president while public safety suffers, and forming a committee to raise MLAs’ salaries. He also flagged a conspiracy to sell DTC properties, scam in power purchase and manipulation of pollution data. Other allegations included appointing a riot-accused leader as minister, interfering in the free travel scheme for women, indulging in cosmetic name changes and demolishing poor people’s homes without rehabilitation. He criticised the delay in implementing Ayushman Bharat cards, which the BJP had promised would be launched in its first Cabinet meeting. “Neither a single card has been issued, nor any patient has been treated under the scheme,” he said. On public transport, Yadav claimed that while the government boasts of 400 ‘Devi Yojana’ buses, it had removed 2,000 DTC buses and was planning to sell the service, burdening daily commuters. Regarding water, he said Delhi needs 1,500 MGD but gets only 900 MGD, with 58 per cent lost to leakage and theft. “Despite BJP governments in Haryana and UP, no steps have been taken to resolve this,” he said. Yadav said the so-called Summer Action Plan merely handed Delhi over to tanker mafias, and the GPS tracking was a Congress-era idea repackaged by the BJP. On healthcare, he alleged that the government was spending Rs 320 crore on repainting Congress-era dispensaries with the Prime Minister’s photo, without creating new health infrastructure. Similarly, the Rs 2,500 monthly ‘Mahila Samman Rashi’ remains unimplemented. “The committee to plan it hasn’t even been officially notified,” he said. He also highlighted unchecked fee hike by private schools and alleged that the promised draft Education Bill to regulate them was missing. Yadav mocked CM Rekha Gupta for acting as a “constituency minister” rather than leading Delhi. He also accused BJP MP Parvesh Verma of running the city as a “super CM.” Former ministers Harun Yusuf and Rajendra Pal Gautam and spokespersons Dr Ragini Nayak and Sunil Kumar also spoke. Yusuf said over 11.2 lakh ration card applications were pending, and the government continued to levy surcharges on electricity. Ragini Nayak claimed that on average, Delhi reports six rape, two murder and several chain snatching cases daily. “Delhi has become the crime capital,” she said. The Congress demanded immediate action and introspection, calling the BJP’s celebration of its 100-day mark “insensitive and premature.”

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