Will waive inflated water, power bills in Delhi if AAP returns to power, says Kejriwal
Taking on Kejriwal, Delhi BJP president Virender Sachdeva asked him to clarify whether he went to jail “for the public’s sake or for the liquor scam”
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Arvind Kejriwal at Sanjay Gandhi Transport Nagar on Saturday. (Express)Acknowledging “recent issues with inflated water bills” and pledging to “resolve them”, AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday promised to waive inflated bills for water and electricity if his party comes to power again following the Delhi elections next year.
Urging the people to support AAP for “continued relief and benefits” at a gathering in Northwest Delhi’s Sanjay Gandhi Transport Nagar, the former CM asked consumers not to pay “inflated bills”. “Recently, I heard that when I was in jail, they messed things up behind my back and sent you massive water bills again. Many people received incorrect and inflated bills,” Kejriwal told the gathering.
“Those who received incorrect water bills, you don’t need to pay them. Just let my government be formed again in February, and I will waive everyone’s water bills, and you will start getting zero bills for water, just like before,” he added. Kejriwal sought to remind the gathering about delivering on the promise of waiving inflated power and water bills prior to forming the government for the first time in 2014.
“Ten years ago, you entrusted me with Delhi’s responsibility… Back then, when I went for campaigns, people would bring their electricity and water bills to me… I had then said that ‘you don’t need to pay these bills, just let my government be formed, and I will waive all the bills’. After forming the government, I waived all outstanding bills of that time and made electricity and water free,” he said.
“I am not saying you should vote for me; just see for yourself… You can see whether the central government has done anything for Delhi,” he added. Taking on Kejriwal, Delhi BJP president Virender Sachdeva asked him to clarify whether he went to jail “for the public’s sake or for the liquor scam”, even as he issued an open challenge to him, inviting him to a public debate on the “deteriorating state of Delhi” at a time and place of his choosing.
“Gripped by the despair of impending defeat, Arvind Kejriwal is now pushing new false dreams. Kejriwal tells Delhi residents that if their water bill is high, they should not pay it because he will waive it in March. Delhiites ask: if Kejriwal’s government is in power today, why doesn’t he waive the bills right now?” he asked.
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