Congress to highlight failures of BJP's Delhi MPs, says Arvinder Singh Lovely

It only delayed these projects, resulting in the escalation of construction costs, Lovely alleged.The AAP, which is contesting the Lok Sabha polls in an alliance with the Congress in Delhi, on Monday also dared the BJP to release a white paper on what its MPs had done in the last 10 years for the national capital.

The Congress will reach out to people and highlight the failures of the seven BJP MPs in Delhi during their tenures, the party's Delhi unit chief Arvinder Singh Lovely said on Tuesday. The move comes a day after the BJP's seven candidates in Delhi listed their 100-day ''priorities'', including improving health and education facilities, if elected.

''We will go to every Lok Sabha constituency and highlight the failures of the respective BJP MP in the past 10 years,'' Lovely said at a press conference. The Congress is also likely to release a ''charge sheet'' against the BJP MPs next week, he added. Under Prime Minister Narendra Modi's rural development scheme, the MPs were expected to adopt 56 villages but only 12 were adopted, Lovely alleged. ''The Congress, during its 'Pratigya' rally held at every assembly constituency under the 'Hissab Do, Jawab Do' campaign, demanded that the BJP MPs provide a list of works executed by them using their MPLAD funds,'' he said.

''Delhi's toxic air has reduced the lifespan of every citizen and the polluted Yamuna has become an eyesore and a source of despair. The BJP MPs are sighted near the Yamuna only briefly during Chhath Puja,'' he alleged.

The Congress leader claimed that the BJP MPs did not contribute to setting up new schools, hospitals or other infrastructure in the national capital during the past 10 years. The BJP is instead taking credit for projects such as expansion of the Delhi Metro network and construction of the Signature Bridge that were started by the Congress government. It only delayed these projects, resulting in the escalation of construction costs, Lovely alleged.

The AAP, which is contesting the Lok Sabha polls in an alliance with the Congress in Delhi, on Monday also dared the BJP to release a ''white paper'' on what its MPs had done in the last 10 years for the national capital. Asked about Enforcement Directorate summonses to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, Lovely said, ''The Congress has always maintained that if anyone is guilty, then action must be taken. The Congress opposes the way in which agencies are being used for pursuing political interests.'' Polling for Delhi's seven Lok Sabha seats will be held on May 25 in the sixth phase of the general elections, with 1.47 crore people eligible to exercise their franchise, according to the schedule announced by the Election Commission of India.

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