Kejriwals nobel prize remark stirs political storm, BJP hits back with corruption category
During his address at the at the launch of the Punjabi edition of a book titled 'The Kejriwal Model', the AAP supremo said that despite repeated attempts to obstruct his government's work in Delhi, his administration had delivered effectively.
PTC News Desk: Former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has stirred a political row after he claimed that he should be awarded Nobel Prize for governance and administration.
During his address at the at the launch of the Punjabi edition of a book titled 'The Kejriwal Model', the AAP supremo said that despite repeated attempts to obstruct his government's work in Delhi, his administration had delivered effectively.
"Despite being stopped from working, we performed. I should get a Nobel Prize for governance and administration for doing so much despite there being a lieutenant governor and various difficulties," Kejriwal said.
Kejriwal's remarks prompted immediate backlash from the BJP which currently holds the reigns of Delhi. Delhi BJP chief Virendra Sachdeva dismissed his pitch as "laughable" and accused him of presiding over a tenure marked by incompetence and corruption.
"Kejriwal demanding a Nobel Prize for himself is laughable. He would have surely received one if there were categories for incompetence, anarchy and corruption," Sachdeva said.
In response to Sachdeva's claims, AAP said that its model is built on on transparency and honesty.
Kejriwal further claimed that his party's success in Delhi and Punjab was a result of curbing corruption and saving public money. "Previous governments had claimed that the treasury was empty. But we fixed schools and hospitals and gave free electricity, because we curbed corruption."