Changing CM just cosmetic change, AAP will remain corrupt: Delhi BJP after Atishi chosen to replace Arvind Kejriwal
The decision was taken at the chief minister's house after a discussion with all party MLAs.
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AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal and Delhi's new Chief Minister Atishi. (Express)Hours after the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chose Atishi to replace Arvind Kejriwal as Delhi chief minister, Delhi BJP president Virendra Sachdeva on Tuesday said the move was just a cosmetic change.
“Sirf CM face badalne se party ka makeover nahi hota. Aam Aadmi Party pehle bhi corrupt thi aur abhi bhi hai (Just changing the face of the CM does not give the party a makeover. Aam Aadmi Party was corrupt and will remain corrupt),” he said.
AAP chief Kejriwal proposed the name of senior party leader and minister Atishi as his successor as Delhi chief minister on Tuesday. The decision was taken at the chief minister’s house after a discussion with all party MLAs.
Slamming Atishi for irregularities in her work as the education minister of Delhi, Sachdeva said, “More than 1 lakh students failed in class 9 while Atishi was Delhi’s Education Minister. Who is accountable for that?”
“The Public Works Department is under her, and you can see the condition of infrastructure and roads in Delhi,” he added.
“After Atishi became the CM, we are demanding that she should release a white paper on the now-scrapped liquor policy. It should also be mentioned how much loss has been caused to Delhi by the policy and which leaders are involved in it,” added Sachdeva
Atishi, who holds the portfolio of education, finance, law, tourism and several other departments, will be the third woman to become the Delhi chief minister after Sushma Swaraj of the BJP and Sheila Dixit of the Congress.
Atishi, meanwhile, thanked Kejriwal for entrusting her with the responsibility of becoming Delhi’s chief minister. “Arvind Kejriwal trusted me, made me an MLA, minister and today given me the responsibility to become the CM. I am happy that Arvind Kejriwal has shown so much trust in me, but more than that, I am sad because my elder brother Arvind Kejriwal is resigning today,” she said.
Vaishnavi Mishra is an intern at The Indian Express.
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