Key Takeaways
- The Arvind Kejriwal accused the BJP of betraying Delhi residents after the bill passed in Lok Sabha.
- Kejriwal highlighted that the BJP has repeatedly promised full statehood for Delhi, a promise he says is broken.
- According to Kejriwal, Amit Shah offered no valid argument for the amendment bill.
- The controversy centers on the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Bill, 2023 and its impact on Delhi’s autonomy.
On Thursday, August 3, Delhi Chief Minister, Arvind Kejriwal, accused the BJP of ‘backstabbing’ the people of the national capital after the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Bill, 2023, was passed in the Lok Sabha.
Taking to X, Kejriwal said, ‘BJP always promised to give full statehood to Delhi. In 2014, Modi promised the same, but today these people stabbed Delhi residents in the back. Don’t trust any statement from Modiji now.’
Earlier in the day, Kejriwal also said that Amit Shah did not have a single valid argument in favour of bringing the bill, and stated that the alliance of I.N.D.I.A. will never let that happen. In his first reaction after the introduction of the bill, Kejriwal said this is a bill to enslave people of Delhi.
In a tweet, Kejriwal expressed, ‘Today I heard Amit Shah ji speaking in Lok Sabha on the bill which snatches away the rights of the people of Delhi. They do not have a single valid argument to support the bill. They also know that they are doing wrong. This bill is a bill to enslave the people of Delhi. This is a bill that makes them helpless and helpless. INDIA will never let this happen.’
