Delhi Chief Minister Atishi announced on Monday that the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government will commence repair work on 89 damaged roads across the national capital, following a recent inspection that identified the need for urgent restoration.
At a press conference attended by AAP’s National Convener Arvind Kejriwal, CM Atishi confirmed that they will complete the repairs before the Assembly elections scheduled for early next year.
She stated, “During the road inspection, we revealed that 89 PWD roads in Delhi need complete recarpeting. We have issued tenders for the repair of 74 roads, and we are issuing tenders for the repair of 15 additional roads, with work set to start soon.”
Highlighting the ongoing efforts, CM Atishi explained that many roads only require repairs rather than complete reconstruction.
She stated, “Apart from this, many roads do not need complete rebuilding; they only need repairs, and most of this work is already complete. In many areas of Delhi, various agencies have damaged the roads. We will hold a meeting with the PWD soon to ensure these roads receive repairs as well.”
Addressing the political backdrop, CM Atishi accused the BJP-led Central government of attempting to obstruct AAP’s progress by detaining Arvind Kejriwal.
“The BJP government at the Centre hatched a conspiracy and kept Arvind Kejriwal ji in jail. The purpose of this conspiracy was to stop the work of the people of Delhi. But not a single conspiracy of the BJP succeeded. The Supreme Court reprimanded the Central government and granted bail to Arvind Kejriwal. After this, we inspected the PWD roads and uploaded all the data on the PWD app,” she said.
CM Atishi pointed out the dire condition of New Rohtak Road, attributing the damage to excessive water accumulation. She informed, “The condition of New Rohtak Road in Delhi is the worst due to excess water on the road. The PWD will construct a new drain here, and we have made a proposal of Rs 183 crore for this project.”
Kejriwal, during the press conference, echoed CM Atishi’s sentiments regarding the alleged political vendetta against AAP leaders.
“These people had arrested all our leaders. Today they got the ED to raid Rajya Sabha MP Sanjeev Arora’s house. This is not an investigation against corruption. This is being done to finish off the Aam Aadmi Party and our leaders. We have not done anything wrong, God is with us so we have no fear,” he declared.
Kejriwal further criticized Prime Minister Narendra Modi, asserting that the government had halted public welfare initiatives.
“Whatever work was stopped by the BJP has been started now and after our government is formed again, many more new projects will be undertaken. The Prime Minister is working from morning till evening to put innocent people in jail and take action against them,” he added.
Kejriwal said, “The country has now learned that the Prime Minister only works for one of his friends. People feel upset with him, and the public has revealed his truth.”
Reflecting on nearly a decade of AAP governance, Kejriwal remarked, “It has been almost ten years since our government came to power in Delhi. In the last nine years, we did not let the people face any problems. We provided all facilities to the people of Delhi. But for the last one year, the BJP conspired to put our ministers in jail. They stopped the work of the government of Delhi and tried to bring Delhi to a standstill.”
“The people from the BJP stopped all public welfare works. Now we will restart all the work. We will try to solve the problems faced by the people during this period. After I went to jail, the people from the BJP harassed the people of Delhi. They stopped the work of our government. The BJP people even stopped the work of repairing the roads,” Kejriwal claimed.
Kejriwal concluded by reaffirming the AAP’s commitment to addressing the challenges faced by Delhi residents.
“After coming out of jail, I and Chief Minister Atishi went out to inspect the roads and I told Atishi ji that the broken roads of the PWD should be repaired soon. The government paid attention to this and repair work has started from wherever the roads were broken,” he said.
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