Delhi liberated from decade of ‘AAPda’, says PM Modi as BJP sweeps to power in Capital

Emphasising the symbolic value of the victory in the Capital, the PM underlined that Delhi was “not merely a city” but “mini India” and “a microcosm of the diversity of India”. “Today, Delhi has given a decisive mandate to the BJP. There is no class or regional pocket in Delhi where the lotus has not bloomed today,” he said.

The PM added, “Wherever I went, I told people that I am an MP from Purvanchal. Today, voters of Poorvanchal have given a new energy to this relationship. Apart from Delhi, the BJP has won a great victory even in Milkipur of Ayodhya today. The country is choosing the BJP’s santushtikaran (satisfaction) instead of tushtikaran (appeasement) today.”

Targeting the Congress as a party that “destroys its allies”, the PM said Delhi had proved that “the destruction of anyone who holds the Congress’s hand once is assured”.

“For 5-7 years they (Congress) tried to show they are Hindu in order to encroach on the votes of BJP. They stopped it some years ago, understanding that this is BJP’s turf. Now they are trying to poach on the vote banks of their regional allies. Now INDI partners of the Congress have begun to understand that Congress wants to win back their vote banks… In Delhi this time, INDI allies tried to show the Congress its place, but they still could not save AAPda,” he said.

Further attacking Congress, which he said was “doing the politics of urban naxals”, he underlined that the party had “achieved a double hat-trick… by not opening its account in six elections in a row. “I had said it is a parasitic party… It destroys its allies. It steals their agendas.  And it wants to steal their vote banks,” he said.

“In UP, it is trying to steal the language and the votes of the SP and BSP. In Tamil Nadu, it has stolen the DMK’s language. In Bihar, too, it has stolen the political discourse of its ally RJD. Today, Delhi has also proved that the destruction of anyone who holds the Congress’s hand once is assured.”

Attacking AAP’s style of politics, Modi said, “In Delhi, the politics of protests, struggle and administrative ambiguity led to great losses for the people. Today, you have rid Delhi of an impediment.”

Delhi has liberated itself from a decade of AAPda (calamity)… Delhi’s voters have shown the truth to those who, in their arrogance, believed that they owned Delhi. The verdict proves that there is no place in politics for shortcuts, lies and deceit. The people have short-circuited the politics of shortcuts… Even after getting 100% success in three Lok Sabha elections, our workers had the pain of not being able to serve Delhi fully. This desire, too, Delhi has fulfilled this time.”

Listing what he called the failures of the AAP government in improving the delivery of basic services, Modi said, “Wherever NDA has got the mandate, we have brought new heights of development to that state. People are choosing our governments two-three times… Broken roads, garbage dumps and polluted air – these are the problems that people of Delhi have faced. We will build Delhi as a modern city. For the first time ever, the BJP will have a government in every state within NCR.”

He said: “Alongside development, the mandate of Delhi is also for virasat (heritage). The Yamuna is a centre of our faith… But these people made the Yamuna’s condition pathetic… I have taken a vow that we will make Yamuna ji the identity of Delhi.”

He said: “I guarantee that the CAG report on Delhi will be placed in Parliament. Each charge of corruption will be probed and those who have looted will have to return the loot. This is Modi’s guarantee.”