Polls Will Decide Battle of Ideologies: Kejriwal

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) convener Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday said the upcoming Delhi assembly elections will present voters with a battle of ideologies which will decide whether electors agree with taxpayer money being spent for "freebies to corporate friends"—which he claimed is the template followed by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)—or to provide services to the people under what he called the "Kejriwal model".

- Paras Singh

NEW DELHI:

The BJP hit back, stating that these elections are a referendum—between false dreams and true development.

Delhi goes to polls on February 5, with the results to be announced on February 8.

Speaking at a press conference at AAP headquarters, Kejriwal said the upcoming elections have pitted the ideologies of his party against those of the BJP.

"In simple terms, these elections are about deciding how taxpayers' money should be spent and on whom it should be spent. Even the poorest man pays taxes through GST and other taxes. These elections will decide how this money should be spent. One model is focused on providing services and ensuring public welfare like free electricity, education, health care and free bus travel to benefit the common man. The other model uses public funds to waive loans worth thousands of crores for its close billionaire friends and associates," the AAP chief said.