If we were to find one government in Delhi over the past 78 years most guilty of betraying Bharat Ratna Dr. B.R. Ambedkar’s dreams, it would be the Arvind Kejriwal government – Virendra Sachdeva

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Kejriwal put up pictures of Babasaheb in Secretariat rooms but showed no interest in implementing the three educational schemes established in his name for Dalits and the oppressed and nor in uplifting Dalit settlements – Virendra Sachdeva

Arvind Kejriwal should come forward and answer to the Dalit, minority, and economically weaker sections of Delhi as to why, out of the allocated Rs. 891 crore for their educational upliftment, less than 5% – only Rs. 40.80 crore – was actually spent – Delhi BJP President

New Delhi, April 14: Delhi BJP President Shri Virendra Sachdeva has stated that in the past 78 years, if any one government in Delhi is found most guilty of betraying the dreams of Bharat Ratna Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, it is the Arvind Kejriwal government.

Shri Sachdeva said that during his ten-year rule, Arvind Kejriwal politically exploited the Dalit and oppressed communities by merely showing them Babasaheb’s pictures, while ignoring his messages and doing nothing for their educational, social, and economic advancement.

The Delhi BJP President said that Kejriwal placed portraits of Babasaheb in Secretariat rooms but took no interest in implementing the three educational schemes named after him or in improving the condition of Dalit colonies.

Shri Sachdeva stated that the Kejriwal government limited Dalit upliftment to hoardings and photographs of Babasaheb, showing grand dreams of improvement in Dalit colonies between 2020 and 2024. However, while Rs. 260 crore was allocated in the budget during those four years, only Rs. 121 crore was spent – an amount almost equal to what the Kejriwal government spent on building a palace for himself and furnishing ministers’ offices in the Secretariat.

During its tenure, the Kejriwal government announced three schemes under Dr. Ambedkar’s name for Dalits, backward castes, minorities, and economically weaker sections, and allocated budgets accordingly – but all of it turned out to be an illusion on the ground.

In 2020, the Kejriwal government introduced the Jai Bhim Mukhyamantri Pratibha Vikas Yojana for the welfare of Scheduled Caste students and allocated Rs. 180 crore between 2020 and 2024. However, only Rs. 4.4 crore was spent on the scheme – and that too likely used for publicity.

Similarly, for students from minority, caste-based backward, and economically weaker backgrounds, the Jai Bhim Mukhyamantri Pratibha Vikas Yojana was also launched with a budget allocation of Rs. 250 crore over four years. But only Rs. 4.2 crore was spent – again, most likely on publicity.

Despite tall claims of educational upliftment, the Kejriwal government launched a third scheme – the Mukhyamantri Vidyarthi Pratibha Yojana – with an allocation of Rs. 461 crore between 2020 and 2024. But only Rs. 32.2 crore was spent.

Shri Virendra Sachdeva said that today, on Babasaheb’s birth anniversary, Arvind Kejriwal should come forward and answer the Dalit, minority, and economically weaker communities of Delhi as to why, out of the Rs. 891 crore allocated for their educational upliftment, less than 5% – just Rs. 40.80 crore – was actually spent.