Don’t fall in BJP trap: AAP leader Manish Sisodia after Himachal Pradesh CM announces free power, water
Senior AAP leader Manish Sisodia on Friday alleged that the BJP was trying to copy Kejriwal’s model of governance in Himachal Pradesh by providing free power and water supply and asked people not to “fall in their trap” ahead of the assembly polls in the state.
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The AAP on Friday alleged the BJP
government in Himachal Pradesh is "copying" the Arvind Kejriwal model
of governance, soon after Chief Minister Jairam Thakur announced free power and
water supply, and a 50 per cent rebate in bus fares for women.
Addressing a press conference here, senior AAP leader Manish Sisodia said
the BJP government's announcements ahead of assembly polls in the state are an
attempt to "hoodwink" people, as the saffron party has always said it
is "completely" against freebies like free electricity.
After
coming back to power in Himachal Pradesh, the BJP will take back all the
announcements that its chief minister had made, Sisodia claimed, asking people
of the hill state not to "fall in their trap".
"Vote
for the AAP in the elections," he appealed to them.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal also took on the BJP,
accusing it of "copying" his model of governance, and said that the
saffron party should also make similar announcements in the states ruled by it.
While addressing an event in
Chamba earlier in the day, the Himachal Pradesh chief minister announced his
government has decided to provide free power up to 125 units and waive water
bills in rural areas.
He also said that his government has decided to reduce the bus fare for women
by 50 per cent.
"What
the BJP government has announced today is an attempt to partially copy the
Kejriwal model of governance. They have started staging a drama of copying the
Kejriwal model of governance in the state with an eye on elections,"
Sisodia said.
He
said the BJP and its "friends" are in power in 18 states but they
have not thought of providing cheaper electricity in any of these.
"Everywhere
they say electricity should not be free. They make fun of such freebies. They
say freebie is anti-national. They even go on to review it at the level of
Central government to come out and say that freebie is destroying the
country," he charged.
And
just a few months ahead of the assembly polls in the state, the Himachal
Pradesh government has announced free electricity, water and a bus fare rebate
for women because the party is "extremely scared" of Kejriwal and the
AAP, Sisodia claimed.
"The
BJP government is making these announcements fearing its imminent defeat in
election," he said.
"Vote
for the AAP, form an AAP government. The truth is the BJP will take back all
these schemes once they return to power. They have always opposed the provision
of free electricity. Across the country, they have made everything
costlier," Sisodia added.
Reacting
to the Himachal Pradesh chief minister's announcements, Kejriwal tweeted in
Hindi, "Today, the BJP government of Himachal Pradesh has made these
announcements by copying Delhi".
"The
BJP should announce these in all the states ruled by it. Otherwise, people will
think that it made the fake announcements before the elections because it is
afraid of the AAP and that it will take back all the announcements after the
polls," he added.
News is originally taken from: https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/bjp-aap-leader-manish-sisodia-himachal-pradesh-cm-free-power-water-1938085-2022-04-15
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