New Delhi: Delhi BJP leaders together with MPs Manoj Tiwari and Parvesh Verma on Monday attacked Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal asking him why he was so “determined” to go to Singapore to take part in a mayors’ summit. Kejriwal had earlier within the day mentioned that he was an elected Chief Minister, not a “felony” and charged the central authorities for maintaining his request pending for the go to for “political causes.”
“Why is Delhi Chief Minister who doesn’t have cost of any division within the authorities so determined to go to Singapore?” Tiwari took a dig at Kejriwal in a tweet.
एक भी विभाग ना रखने वाले दिल्ली के मुख्यमंत्री, सिंगापुर में मेयर के प्रोग्राम में जाने को इतना क्यों बैचेन हैं?-श्री @ManojTiwariMP pic.twitter.com/rLZ7jgLXCc
— BJP Delhi (@BJP4Delhi) July 18, 2022
The North East Delhi MP additionally shared an invite of the summit that confirmed mayors and different functionaries of cities in varied nations. Kejriwal mentioned he was specifically invited to the World Cities Summit in Singapore by the federal government of the nation, the place he would current the “Delhi Mannequin” earlier than world leaders and “carry glory to India.”
West Delhi BJP MP Parvesh Verma mentioned that the programme in Singapore had nothing for Kejriwal as he doesn’t have any division matching the topic of the occasion. “It is a mayors’ summit but Kejriwal is so determined to go there,” he mentioned.
Miffed over the pending clearance from the Centre for the go to, Kejriwal had on Sunday written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying he has been ready for the permission for over a month.
“I’m not a felony, I’m a chief minister and a free citizen of the nation. There was no authorized foundation to cease me from visiting Singapore, so there seems to be a political cause behind this,” Kejriwal on Monday mentioned.
Excessive Commissioner of Singapore Simon Wong had in June invited Kejriwal to the World Cities Summit to be held within the first week of August.
The Delhi CM has been requested to attend a programme on the primary day of the summit. The CM mentioned he often doesn’t go on international visits however wished to go to the Singapore summit because it involved the progress of the nation.
Delhi BJP president Adesh Gupta additionally questioned Kejriwal’s “desperation” to go to Singapore.
.@ArvindKejriwal जी,
ये बताइए, न तो आप मेयर हैं और न ही आपके पास कोई मंत्रालय है, फिर आप सिंगापुर में होने वाली मेयरों की बैठक में जाने के लिए क्यों इतने उतावले हो?
दिल्ली के मेयरों से तो आप आज तक नही मिले।
आराम से चले जाना घूमने पहले दिल्ली की समस्याओं का समाधान तो कर दीजिए।
— Adesh Gupta (@adeshguptabjp) July 18, 2022
Kejriwal who had no time to satisfy the mayors of Delhi after they sat outdoors his residence demanding from him launch of dues of municipal firms in 2020, ought to as an alternative go to slums within the metropolis the place persons are going through a water disaster, he mentioned.