Kejriwal biggest U-turn leader in India: BJP MP Tejasvi Surya
Rajkot, Sep 3: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Tejasvi Surya on Saturday termed AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal the "biggest U-turn leader" in the country and said his "revdi (freebies) and bevdi (drunk) politics" will be rejected by youngsters in Gujarat.
The national president of the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM), the youth wing of the BJP, also alleged that Kejriwal's politics lacks credibility and integrity.
Addressing reporters shortly before Kejriwal's press conference in Rajkot city, Surya said the AAP leader's claims of good schools, mohalla clinics, and clean politics have been busted by the BJP in Delhi.
He said the raid by CBI on Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia was the "last nail in the coffin of Kejriwal's claims of clean politics."
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) raided Sisodia's residence last month in connection with a case of alleged corruption in the Delhi Excise Policy.
"Youths of Gujarat have pledged to provide a faster pace to the continuous journey of (Gujarat's) development for almost 30 years. Certainly, the youths of Gujarat will not provide even an inch of space for revdi (freebie) and bevdi (drunk) politics," the Bengaluru South MP said referring to the controversial Excise Policy of the Delhi government.
The word 'revdi', a sweet, is being used by the BJP and the Opposition parties to target each other over welfare schemes.
Recently, Prime Minister Narendra Modi's revdi culture' remark implying freebies promised by the Opposition, especially AAP, to garner votes evoked sharp reactions.
"Arvind Kejriwal's politics is without credibility and integrity. He is the biggest U-turn leader in the country. Even his politics operates on an odd-even basis (an apparent reference to the odd-even vehicle policy in the national capital). His statements are not taken seriously by the youths of Gujarat and the country," Surya said.
Surya was in Rajkot city to participate in a bike rally along with BJYM workers and local BJP leaders.
His visit to the city coincided with Kejriwal's "door to door" campaign.
Surya said the "track record" of the "AAP governance" is exposed by the BJP in Delhi.
"Kejriwal's claim of grand schools is busted, his claim of mohalla clinic is busted, his claim of clean politics died long ago, and the last nail in the coffin of his clean politics claim is when the CBI reached Manish Sisodia's house and trapped him for his involvement in the liquor scam," he said.
He said Gujarat has seen clean, accountable and transparent governance which ensured progress and prosperity even for the weakest and the poorest people in the state.
"India is the only economy in the world which has clocked 13 per cent growth of GDP. This is an indication of how (Prime Minister Narendra) Modiji is ably leading this country. And on the behalf of people of all of India, I thank Gujarat for giving India a leader like Narendra Modi," Surya added.
On the last day of his two-day visit to Gujarat, Kejriwal addressed a press conference in Rajkot.
"When I promise employment and an unemployment allowance to the public, they call it 'revdi.' I say why shouldn't the public get the services enjoyed by Suryaji and his ministers, MLAs and MPs?" Kejriwal asked while responding to a query on Surya's statement.
"They (ministers, MLAs, and MPs) travel on aeroplanes free. I say at least provide free bus journeys to the common people. They enjoy 4,000 units of electricity free per month, I say give at least 300 units of electricity free to the public. It is not 'revdi' when you get it but it becomes one when people get it," he retorted.
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Bihar: Over 150 children fall ill after consuming 'mid-day meal' in Saharsa
Saharsa (PTI): More than 150 children were taken ill after allegedly consuming food that was part of the mid-day meal in a school in Bihar’s Saharsa district, a senior official said on Thursday.
The incident occurred at a middle school in Baluaha village of the district.
The official said that 115 children were undergoing treatment at the Sadar Hospital, while around 50 students were admitted to Mahishi Public Health Centre.
“We received information that several children fell ill after consuming the mid-day meal in Baluaha. The children were initially treated at the primary health centre, but later, many were referred to the Sadar Hospital,” Saharsa District Magistrate Deepesh Kumar told reporters.
“According to doctors, the health condition of the children has improved, but they will be kept under observation for some time. There is no need to panic. Some kids are having mild fever. They are being treated accordingly,” Kumar said.
Meanwhile, family members of some children claimed that a snake was found in the container in which cooked pulses was stored at the school.
Of the 545 students present in the school, 200 had already eaten their meals by the time the snake was spotted, and later complained of stomach ache and vomiting, they said.
Regarding the claims, the DM said food samples have been collected from the school.
“We will be able to comment on this only after the results of the tested samples arrive,” he said.
