New Delhi, Nov 17 (PTI) Delhi Congress chief Devender Yadav on Sunday called the Aam Aadmi Party a sinking ship after its senior leader and Transport Minister Kailash Gahlot quit the party. While Delhi BJP chief Virendra Sachdeva said many of the issues consistently raised by his party have now been pointed out by Gahlot in his resignation letter. Also Read | Meerut Road Accident: Truck Crushes 3 People of Family Riding Motorcycle Near Karnaval Gate, Killing Them on Spot.
Yadav said that two of the reasons cited by Gahlot in his resignation letter to former chief minister and party chief Arvind Kejriwal were the AAP government's failure to clean the polluted Yamuna river and the corruption in the construction of the 'sheeshmahal'. The BJP had dubbed Kejriwal's former official residence 6 Flagstaff Road as 'sheeshmahal', alleging that he spent crores on luxury items and modern facilities. Also Read | Manipur Violence: Churches and Homes of Tribals Burnt in Jiribam by Rival Community Attackers, Says ITLF.
Gahlot has also heaped more charges on Kejriwal by mentioning the "embarrassing and awkward controversies like the 'sheeshmahal' which are now making everyone doubt whether we still believe in being the AAM AADMI", Yadav said. The AAP has lost the faith and trust of the people, and the party's disintegration was on expected lines, he added. On the issue of Yamuna cleaning, Sachdeva claimed, "Despite receiving Rs 8,500 crore from the Centre, no progress has been made.
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