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on Sunday doubled down its attack on AAP’s convenor Arvind Kejriwal for allegedly insulting people from eastern Uttar Pradesh and Bihar
Poster shared by Delhi BJP unit on X
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday doubled down its attack on AAP’s convenor Arvind Kejriwal for allegedly insulting people from eastern Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, saying that “Purvanchalis will teach a lesson to AAP” during the upcoming Delhi Assembly elections.
The Delhi BJP unit released a poster on social media platform X, describing Arvind Kejriwal as ‘Jaani Dushman’ (bitter enemy) of Purvanchalis. Earlier, the BJP accused Kejriwal of calling them “fake voters.”
Taking a sharp jibe at Kejriwal, the BJP further said that people of Bihar and Uttar Pradesh have become “fake voters” for AAP, but Rohingyas and infiltrators are his close relatives.
Purvanchalis are people from eastern Uttar Pradesh and Bihar who have been settled in Delhi for decades and form a significant portion of the city’s voters.
दिल्ली में रह रहे यूपी-बिहार के लोग अरविंद केजरीवाल के लिए फर्जी, लेकिन रोहिंग्या और बांग्लादेशी घुसपैठिये इनके रिश्तेदार?पूर्वांचल के लोगों को फर्जी वोटर बताने वाले केजरीवाल, अब यही पूर्वांचली समाज 5 फ़रवरी को AAP को अच्छे से सबक़ सिखाएगी ! pic.twitter.com/OGyCXZ7r6Z
— BJP Delhi (@BJP4Delhi) January 12, 2025
The poster shares that Kejriwal forced Purvanchalis out of Delhi making announcements on loudspeakers, referring to the COVID-19 pandemic times when people from other states working in Delhi were sent back.
It further criticised Delhi’s ruling party for not getting the Yamuna river cleaned due to which women observing Chhath fast could not worship in the water body.
Recently, Kejriwal called people from Purvacnhal fake voters. However, the next day in a damage control exercise, he blamed the BJP for not carrying out any development work for Purvanchalis.
On several occasions, Kejriwal promised to clean the Yamuna, which still by large remains an unfulfilled poll promise, giving ammo to the BJP to attack the AAP.
Of Delhi’s 1.55 crore voters, 42 per cent are Purvanchalis or migrants from Uttar Pradesh and Bihar and their votes influence the result in almost half of the national capital’s 70 Assembly constituencies.
Key seats with Purvanchali voters include Burari, Laxmi Nagar, and Dwarka. The Assembly elections in Delhi are scheduled for February 5 and the result will be announced on February 8.
