AAP govt a 'disaster' that struck Delhi: Narendra Modi
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New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi claimed on Sunday that the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government is a "disaster" that struck Delhi, and only Delhi get rid of the AAP rule, the "double-engine of development will come in," PTI reported.
"Only when this 'aapda (disaster)' is gotten rid of in Delhi, the double-engine of development will come in," PM Modi said at a rally in the Rohini area, as assembly elections are around for the Union territory. He promised that the BJP would usher in change in the UT.
Modi accused the AAP regime in the national capital of wasting a decade fighting the Centre. He asked the people there to elect the BJP, giving his party a chance to turn into a city in the future. He assured that no public welfare scheme would be discontinued if the BJP assumed power and the party's government would weed out the corruption in their implementation.
The prime minister said the Centre had been developing highways in Delhi, expanding the Metro network, starting the Namo Bharat Regional Rapid Transit System, and running big hospitals.
"However, the moment you step out of a Metro station, you can see potholed roads and overflowing sewers. Some areas are such that even auto and cab drivers refuse to ply due to long traffic jams," he said.
"In the past 10 years, Delhi has witnessed a state government that is no less than an 'aapda (disaster)'! Delhiites have realised this. Only one voice is reverberating in Delhi -- 'Aapda nahi sahenge, badal kar rahenge (will not tolerate disaster, will bring change)," PM Modi said.