‘Once AAP wins again, LG obstructionism will see a big fall’: Atishi

“As acold arsenic the (LG’s) obstructionist attack (is concerned), I deliberation that it is apt to get reduced substantially aft we triumph the elections,” Atishi said. “The BJP’s program was to halt our work, bring the authorities to a standstill… But it hasn’t succeeded… Despite each of their attempts, we person been capable to present connected the governance front. Yes, determination person been immoderate agendas we person not been capable to fulfill but, by and large, determination is nary anti-incumbency against our government.”

She besides commented connected the respective occasions Saxena had praised her since she became the CM, contrasting her to Kejriwal with whom the LG continues to beryllium successful confrontation. Atishi said, “Mein yeh ummeed karti hoon ki agar unko mera kaam achcha lagta hai, toh woh bhi jab apna ballot daalne jayenge, unko Aam Aadmi Party ko ballot karna chahiye (I anticipation that if helium likes my work, that erstwhile helium goes to formed his vote, helium excessively should ballot for the Aam Aadmi Party).”

Asked astir what she considered her biggest accomplishment arsenic CM, Atishi said the BJP had hoped that aft Kejriwal’s apprehension successful the excise argumentation case, the authorities successful Delhi would travel “to a grinding halt”. But it was “back connected track”.

“(Disabling the government) was the main intent down arresting him (Kejriwal). Work did suffer, determination is nary doubt. One could spot it successful (the information of) roads, successful h2o proviso and sewerage… galore pensions came to a standstill… My accomplishment successful the past 4 months is that we person been capable to get the basal governance of Delhi backmost connected track,” Atishi said.

The sole pistillate minister successful Delhi’s seven-member Council of Ministers, Atishi besides holds the highest fig of portfolios, reflecting the party’s religion successful her. The AAP has refielded her from Kalkaji, the Assembly constituency that she won successful 2020 by much than 11,000 votes.

On the aboriginal of the INDIA bloc, fixed the increasing bitterness betwixt the AAP and Congress successful Delhi, Atishi said the destiny of the confederation would beryllium assessed aft the Assembly elections. At the aforesaid time, she pointed out, “as acold arsenic Delhi’s authorities goes, the Congress is not a important player”. “The Delhi elections are a nonstop combat betwixt the AAP and BJP. In the 2020 elections, the Congress mislaid its deposit, I think, successful 68 oregon 69 of the 70 seats (the enactment contested 66 seats, and mislaid deposits successful 63)… The concern is not going to beryllium precise antithetic this time.”

However, Atishi regretted the Congress’s attacks connected the AAP, portion maintaining “silence” connected the BJP. “(This) astir shows… a collusion betwixt the BJP and Congress… When (BJP candidate) Ramesh Bidhuri made that remark astir Priyanka Gandhi, everyone successful the AAP condemned it. The pursuing day, (he) made a remark astir me. There is nary 1 successful the Congress who spoke retired against it,” she said.