New Delhi: Reacting to the remarks of the BJP and the Congress on AAP being a 'dharna' government, party chief Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday reacted sharply saying that he does it for the people.
"I don't sit on dharnas for myself. I do it for the people," Kejriwal said at a rally, accusing the Modi government of "derogatory politics".
He also lashed out at the Narendra Modi government claiming that it was "planning to scrap" the subsidy on LPG cylinders and said that the move would be like dropping another "bomb" of inflation on the masses.
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Kejriwal was referring to Modi's speech yesterday in which he had spoken of the government's move to transfer LPG subsidy directly to consumers' bank accounts as part of a major endeavour to curb corruption.
"You must have heard the government has announced that the subsidy on gas cylinders would be scrapped and given to only those who have BPL cards. How many of us do have BPL cards? Till now, you all were getting cylinders at Rs. 417 but now you will have to spend almost Rs. 900," he said at three well. He also attended rallies in the Sadar Bazar, Chandni Chowk and Ballimaran constituencies on a Sunday.
"This decision will amount to dropping of another bomb of inflation on common people," said the former Delhi chief minister even as he charged that "This (Modi) government has not taken even a single chance to reduce the inflation".
Citing his own case in a bid to strike a chord with the public, he said that his family, too, used to get 12 subsidised cylinders before the change in policy.
The AAP leader, meanwhile, also took potshots at the Centre's 'Jan Dhan Yojana'.
"Only having a bank account doesn't earn you your livelihood. One needs money too," Mr Kejriwal said.
Seeking to corner the BJP on the issue of women's security, Mr Kejriwal said that the BJP had totally "failed" to curb crimes against women.
"Delhi Police figures say that in the last seven months, rape cases have gone up by 30 per cent while molestation cases are up by 25 per cent," he said.
He also charged that the full strength of the BJP was busy practising "derogatory politics" as the party was bereft of issues.
