BJP govt. betrayed auto drivers, razed their homes: Kejriwal

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday mentioned the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) authorities in Delhi betrayed the autorickshaw drivers by not fulfilling its ballot guarantees and bulldozing their properties with out correct rehabilitation.

“They [BJP leaders] had promised massive advantages to auto drivers through the [Assembly] election, however not a single one was fulfilled,” Mr. Kejriwal mentioned whereas addressing a gathering of autorickshaw drivers at AAP’s headquarters.

For autorickshaw and taxi drivers, the BJP had promised life insurance coverage as much as ₹10 lakh, accident insurance coverage as much as ₹5 lakh, and scholarships for his or her youngsters.

“For 10 years, our social gathering served Delhi, and I by no means forgot you. I must await 5 years. It pains me to see your jhuggis being bulldozed, youngsters’s books crushed below particles, and households pressured onto the streets. They lured folks with money handouts and guarantees like ‘Jahan Jhuggi Wahan Makaan’ (a home the place a slum is). But as a substitute, it was ‘Jahan Jhuggi Wahan Maidaan’ (a playground the place a slum is),” he mentioned.

This was Mr. Kejriwal’s first assembly after the Delhi Assembly election defeat with autorickshaw drivers, who’ve largely supported AAP since its inception in 2013.

Responding to the allegations, Delhi BJP president Virendra Sachdeva mentioned that in AAP’s rule, Mr. Kejriwal “did nothing to enhance the lives of autorickshaw drivers”.

“The BJP authorities is dedicated to bettering not solely the residing requirements of autorickshaw drivers and different day by day wage staff but in addition their working circumstances,” mentioned Mr. Sachdeva.