New Delhi [India], October 29 (ANI): The Aam Aadmi Party has opposed the Delhi government’s move to allow people in Delhi to book alcohol from home ahead of Diwali. AAP Delhi State President Saurabh Bharadwaj stated that the policy amounted to “Har-Har Rekha, Ghar-Ghar Theka” and called it a Karwa Chauth gift from the Chief Minister to women.
According to a release, addressing a press conference, Bharadwaj stated, “The state of the Delhi government is this: ‘Har-Har Rekha, Ghar-Ghar Theka’ (Liquor shops everywhere, liquor delivered to every home). A poor patient comes to a hospital in Delhi, undergoes dialysis for 5 hours and then spends another 5 hours standing in a queue to get medicines. Rekha Gupta does not care why patients are standing in queues. Rekha Gupta is worried about why people who drink alcohol are standing in queues.”
Saurabh Bharadwaj further stated, “The free bus travel for women introduced by the Arvind Kejriwal government was something they could not tolerate. They discontinued that facility and told women to get Pink Cards made. Women have been standing in queues for two days, but the government does not care. One-third of Delhi’s people have had their votes deleted, and those poor people are standing in queues because of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR), but the government does not care about them either.”
“Whether people need a Scheduled Caste or Scheduled Tribe certificate, or an income certificate, they are standing in queues at Sub-Divisional Magistrate offices. Rekha Gupta does not care. But if someone who drinks alcohol is standing in a queue, the entire system must be arranged to ensure that person does not have to wait,” he asserted.
Sharpening his attacks on Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, the AAP leader said if the said scheme is not withdrawn within 24 hours, they will demand the resignation of Minister Manjinder Sirsa.
“We have warned CM Rekha Gupta that if this scheme is not withdrawn within 24 hours, we will demand the resignation of Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa. We will not let him off; we will ensure that he resigns. We are going to launch a massive movement. We are giving the Rekha Gupta government 24 hours," he said.
“If Rekha Gupta does not withdraw this policy, we will launch such a massive movement in Delhi that the police will be left watching. We will not let their government function. Our warning is clear: they have just 24 hours. Rekha Gupta must withdraw this scheme and apologise to the women of Delhi," Bharadwaj asserted. (ANI)
AAP's Saurabh Bharadwaj slams Delhi govt, gives 24-hour "ultimatum" to withdraw home delivery policy or face protest
