Shah attacks Sisodia over liquor shops, Yamuna river front promise
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Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday launched a fresh attack on Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Manish Sisodia during an election rally in Jangpura.
He accused Sisodia, the former Delhi Deputy Chief Minister, of neglecting developmental work over the past decade and focusing solely on opening liquor shops near schools and temples.
"In the last 10 years of tenure, Sisodia has not done a single work. He only opened liquor shops near schools and temples," Shah said.
Scam allegations
Shah criticizes Sisodia's involvement in liquor scam
Shah also slammed Sisodia over his involvement in a liquor scam, saying he is the only education minister in India to have been jailed on such charges.
He asked why Sisodia chose to contest from Jangpura, implying it was because of unfulfilled promises in his previous constituency, Patparganj.
"You should ask him, what did he do that he had to leave Patparganj (constituency). He thinks he can make false promises here now after deceiving the people of Patparganj," Shah added.
BJP's promise
Shah targets Kejriwal, promises Yamuna riverfront development
Further targeting AAP's leadership, Shah called former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and his deputy "bade miyan and chote myian," accusing them of looting Delhi through the liquor scam.
Addressing Kejriwal's earlier comments about cleaning the Yamuna River, Shah said, "Kejriwal had said that he would take a dip in river Yamuna, but he did not do so."
He promised if voted to power, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) would build the Yamuna River Front within three years.
AAP-BJP clash
Shah accuses AAP of constant conflicts with central government
Shah stressed that states under BJP rule have developed in the past 10 years while alleging AAP is always at loggerheads with the Centre.
He accused Kejriwal of giving only "garbage, toxic water, and corruption" to the people of Delhi.
"States having a double-engine BJP government have progressed in the last 10 years. Delhi has been left behind, they keep fighting with the Centre," he said.