Kejriwal neglected allocation of 50K flats built by Centre, says BJP; AAP rejects claim

Chandolia, accusing the AAP government of “injustice toward the underprivileged” citizens, said, “Kejriwal did not deliver on what he promised and only acted in ways that were detrimental during his tenure.”

Highlighting how the flats’ walls had collapsed due to a lack of maintenance and their premises covered with dense overgrowth of wild plants and weeds, Sachdeva accused the AAP government of “squandering public funds”, adding that 50,000 flats were “left to deteriorate” solely because Kejriwal “insisted on renaming the flats after himself” and sought personal credit for the Central government’s project.

“The Central government allocated around Rs 12,000 crore for constructing these flats for sanitation workers and the poor. However, even after being elected as the CM thrice, Kejriwal has neglected their allocation and instead made hollow promises of new flats…once a BJP-led government comes to power in Delhi, the party will repair these flats just as the Central government has built solid houses for 4 crore citizens across India,” Sachdeva added.

Responding to the allegations, the AAP hit back, saying that the flats were constructed much before its government came to power in Delhi and a “conflict (was) created by the Central government” regarding the allocation even as the flats were ready “for many years”.