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Got locked up so my work could be stopped: Kejriwal at Haryana rally | Haryana Election News

Got locked up so my work could be stopped: Kejriwal at Haryana rally | Haryana Election News

3 minutes read Last updated: September 29, 2024 | 10:03 p.m IS

AAP national leader Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday lashed out at the BJP-led Center and alleged that he was sent to jail so that the work initiated by him could be stopped and to prove his dishonesty.

The former Delhi chief minister was addressing a rally in Haryana’s Rewari to drum up support for Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) candidate Satish Yadav in the October 5 state Assembly elections.

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Kejriwal was released from Delhi’s Tihar Jail on September 13 after the Supreme Court granted him bail in a case filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) related to the alleged excise fraud in the national capital. He was in prison for about five months.

At the rally, Kejriwal said his Delhi government had built “excellent” schools and hospitals, adding that about 100,000 elderly people were being sent on pilgrimages free of charge.

“(Prime Minister Narendra) Modiji felt that he (Kejriwal) was doing so much work. He won (elections) first in Delhi, then in Punjab and now he will win in Haryana and Gujarat. Stop him, stop his work, prove him dishonest. And then they put me in prison,” he said.

The AAP leader said good schools have been built for poor children in Delhi. “Four lakh students shifted from private schools to government schools,” he added.

“Choose me and I will shape the future of your children. I will ensure that your children get good education and establish good schools,” he said.

Kejriwal said he has provided jobs to 12,000 people in Delhi and more than 46,000 government jobs have been given by the AAP government in Punjab.

Criticizing the BJP-led Center, he said, “Why was I sent to jail? My only mistake was that I served the people of Delhi honestly for ten years, I provided free electricity 24/7 to the people of Delhi, built excellent hospitals and schools.

“There are only two states in the country – Delhi and Punjab – where free electricity is available for 24 hours,” the AAP chief said.

“Even in Haryana, only Arvind Kejriwal can bring down the electricity bill to zero. Modiji does not provide free electricity in Gujarat, Haryana and Madhya Pradesh. The BJP has governments in 22 states where electricity is expensive. They call me a thief. People.” “I should say who is the thief – the one who makes electricity expensive or the one who makes electricity free,” he said.

Kejriwal spoke about his party’s guarantees in Haryana, including free electricity, setting up mohalla clinics, improving the condition of government schools and hospitals and Rs 1,000 per month for women.

The 90-member Haryana Assembly is scheduled to go to polls on October 5 and counting of votes will begin on October 8.

(Only the headline and image of this report may have been edited by Business Standard staff; the rest of the content is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)

First published: September 29, 2024 | 10:03 p.m IS

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