Get all your news in one place.
100’s of premium titles.
One app.
Start reading
The Hindu
The Hindu
National
Staff Reporter

Kejriwal makes a pitch for ‘0% commission’ Government

The crowd at the convention of farmers in Bengaluru on Thursday. (Source: SUDHAKARA JAIN)

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal made a strong pitch for his party in the State in the upcoming Assembly polls, promising “0% commission”, amidst the ruling BJP in Karnataka facing “40% commission” allegations.

“We have formed Governments in Delhi and Punjab and now we will focus on Karnataka... Vote BJP for riots and corruption. If you want good schools and hospitals, vote AAP,” he said, speaking at a farmers’ convention in the city on Thursday. 

Fiver services

“I don’t know how to do politics, I am a common man who understands the aam aadmi’s anxieties. We have made five services free in Delhi – education, health, power, water, and bus service for women. People ask how we can do this. My answer is very simple: Here the BJP Government is a 40% Government, the previous Congress government was a 20% Government. We run a 0% commission Government in Delhi,” he said, promising a “strictly non-corrupt Government” in the State if voted to power. 

Calling upon farmers across the country to join the AAP, he said theirs was the only party that really respected farmers. “A man killed farmers in Lakhimpur Kheri. He has to be punished, but everyone in the BJP from top to bottom is trying to protect him. They even sent goondas to my house in Delhi. Today, all anti-social elements are taking shelter under the BJP. The BJP is doing danga across the country. People of this country want peace,” he said.

Sign up to read this article
Read news from 100’s of titles, curated specifically for you.
Already a member? Sign in here
Related Stories
Top stories on inkl right now
One subscription that gives you access to news from hundreds of sites
Already a member? Sign in here
Our Picks
Fourteen days free
Download the app
One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.