AAP MLAs a threat to their own party: Manoj Tiwari

In the first term, mayors of the corporation will be women. Have you shortlisted any names?
We are in the process of meeting people and finalising names. Commitment towards a Swachh Delhi has to be the prime motive of a candidate looking to hold the post. The mayor should know she has to take the PM’s policies to each household.

How will you ensure councillors maintain cleanliness?
We won’t be monitoring them. We have faith that they will follow the party’s beliefs and the issues on which they won the polls.

AAP has levelled allegations that BJP leaders have been calling them to break the party. What do you have to say about this?
We have a mandate with us. Why would we call them? We do not have any intentions of breaking any party, nor do we believe in such rhetoric. Our only focus is on working for the people of this city. AAP’s MLAs are a threat to their own party; they are self-destructive.

AAP has made Gopal Rai, a Poorvanchali face, the Delhi convenor. What’s your response?
Is this your (AAP’s) intention? You will divide Delhi into Jat, Gurjar, Purvanchali and others. Arvind Kejriwal has to understand that Delhi is a family and we have to take care of it. He congratulated us on our victory and I replied to him immediately. I also wrote to him, saying that I welcome his tweets and asked when we could sit down and discuss issues.