LG: Rise above illusion of 'manufactured consent'

Polls come up in R-Day speech

- Paras Singh

NEW DELHI: Lieutenant governor VK Saxena on Sunday cautioned the people of Delhi to take the right decision while voting in the upcoming assembly elections on February 5, and asked them to rise above the "created illusion of manufactured consent or manufactured dissent".

Addressing the residents of the national capital on the occasion of Republic Day, Saxena repeatedly referred to the coming polls, stating that the people will not only elect a government, but will bring in an "arrangement which will impact every aspect of our life" such as state of education, health, transportation, roads, and water supply.

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), in response, said that it has several achievements to its credit in the fields of education, healthcare and infrastructure, but its biggest achievement is ensuring 24/7 electricity for the citizens of Delhi. It said that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), on the other hand, stoops to low politics.

Saxena, in his five-minute speech, said that this year's Republic Day is especially important for Delhi.