Arvind Singh Lovely’s big claim: The political atmosphere has heated up in the last phase of the Delhi Assembly elections. In such a situation, VK Shukla of Dainik Jagran spoke to former Delhi minister and senior BJP leader Arvinder Singh Lovely, who entered the election fray from his famous seat Gandhi Nagar on various issues of Gandhinagar and Delhi.
What are the main problems in this Delhi election 2025?
I believe that issues that directly affect people are the main issues of this election. In the last 11-12 years, Delhi has become a mess. While the people in the house are troubled by the lack of water and dirty water, as soon as they come out of the house, people have to go through the sewer water spread in the streets and broken roads. Drains and drains are being flooded. In such a situation, the biggest issue of incompetence and corruption of the AAP government in Delhi is the biggest issue. This issue is also of Gandhinagar and the whole of Delhi.
You have also been the Minister of Education and Transport, how do you see the functioning of the government in these areas?
I’ll talk about transportation first. Delhi’s population increased, but buses were even less than before. Most of those who are running are already age-old who are being forced to run. They are also creating pollution. In my time, 40 lakh people used to travel in DTC buses, which is now 26 lakh. Due to the lack of public transport, people are forced to bring private vehicles on the road, causing many problems.
Speaking of education, compared to my time, there are about 50 fewer schools in total schools. New schools have been built only for those whose plans were approved in our time. The quality of education has declined, the number of students in government schools has also decreased. Talking about higher education, not a single new college was opened.
What to say about BJP’s announcement of giving Rs 2500 to women?
The scheme will be implemented in Delhi as soon as the government is formed. Look at the governments of other states of BJP, BJP has a track record that we are giving Mahila Samman Nidhi in Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan, Ladli Bina Yojana is applicable in Maharashtra. According to the announcement in Delhi, the BJP will give Rs 2500 per month to women, this is Modi ji’s guarantee and Modi ji’s guarantee is fulfilled in any case.
He said that AAP has misled the voters by lying to the people. Once again, Kejriwal is dreaming of winning elections by doing false politics, but this will not happen.
But, the Aam Aadmi Party says that the BJP’s plan to give Rs 2500 per month to women is just an electoral solution?
The one who is lying is in front of the public. Kejriwal has sold the form filled by women to a junk dealer to give honour money of Rs 2100. She had also said about giving honour money to women at the time of last year’s Lok Sabha elections that Rs 1000 will start coming into the account of women right after the elections, but it has not come till date.
Similarly, they had announced to give Rs 1100 per month to women in Punjab, but our mothers and sisters of Punjab are still waiting for Rs 1100 for them. Kejriwal has cheated women in Punjab, now Kejriwal is spreading the lie of giving Rs 2100 to our mothers and sisters in Delhi.