BJP skips govt's all-party meet on water bills scheme; Cong backs it

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday boycotted the all-party meeting called by chief minister Arvind Kejriwal to discuss the onetime settlement scheme for unpaid water bills even as the Congress supported the scheme.

- Alok KN Mishra

During the meeting, Kejriwal said the absence of the BJP in the meeting indicated their opposition to the scheme which promises to waive off the bills of 90% of the consumers once it is implemented.

The AAP got a nod from Congress when the scheme was first announced last week, and the party reiterated its commitment to collaborate with the government on Thursday.

Leader of the Opposition in the Delhi assembly Ramvir Singh Bidhuri said the BJP backed the scheme in the assembly but the Delhi government was "doing drama". "The government sent inflated bills to consumers, remained silent for years, and now just before elections they are talking about the scheme," said Bidhuri.