Swati Maliwal dumps trash outside AAP chief's home in protest over cleanliness
Rajya Sabha MP Swati Maliwal visited a garbage dump in Delhi's Vikaspuri and criticised Arvind Kejriwal's handling of the city's hygiene and infrastructure. She later dumped the garbage at his residence, highlighting the worsening conditions.
by Akhilesh Nagari · India TodayIn Short
- Swati Maliwal protested outside Arvind Kejriwal's house
- Garbage dumped as a symbol of Delhi's hygiene issues
- Maliwal criticised AAP for deteriorating infrastructure
Rajya Sabha MP Swati Maliwal staged a protest in Delhi on Thursday, dumping garbage outside the residence of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal. The protest came ahead of the Delhi elections on February 5.
Maliwal, accompanied by local residents, first visited a garbage dump in the Vikaspuri area. She criticised the AAP chief, saying, “We will take this garbage to Arvind Kejriwal’s residence and ask him what to do with this filthy gift he has given to every area of Delhi.”
Maliwal claimed the situation regarding hygiene and infrastructure in Delhi had deteriorated. She cited complaints from women in Vikaspuri who reported a garbage dump forming on their road despite multiple complaints to the local legislator.
“Every nook and corner of Delhi is dirty, roads are broken, and drains are overflowing,” Maliwal said.
Maliwal also said Kejriwal had lost touch with the city’s problems. “I have come here to participate in the cleanliness drive that the women here organised. We will take this garbage to Arvind Kejriwal’s residence and ask him what to do with this filthy gift he has given to every area of Delhi... Kejriwal is no more an Aam Aadmi (common man) now... He has no idea of the ground reality of Delhi,” she added.
“This protest is not against any party. Today, Delhi is in a bad state,” she concluded.