Amit Shah accuses Delhi CM of misleading people; Kejriwal cautions against politicising education

NEW DELHI: Political slugfest continues in the national capital ahead of the Delhi assembly polls, with Union Home Minister and BJP leader Amit Shah and Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal trading barbs on Saturday.
Don't make education part of 'dirty politics': Kejriwal to Amit Shah
Amit Shah claimed on Saturday that Arvind Kejriwal had won the 2015 Delhi Assembly polls by "misleading people", but this time he would fail.
"He (Kejriwal) had won the 2015 election by misleading the public.What happened after that? What happened in Varanasi, Punjab, Haryana? They lost and he will fail in Delhi too this time," Shah said.
Earlier, Kejriwal told Amit Shah on Saturday not to make education a part of "dirty politics" or make fun of the hard work put in by students, teachers, and parents of Delhi government schools.

The Delhi chief minister's reply came after Shah alleged that the AAP did not build new schools after coming to power and also that the condition of existing schools deteriorated.

Meanwhile Shah said, "The people of Delhi have made their decision for 2020 as well. The trend is set to continue. We won 88 per cent of the booths in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls," he added.
The home minister was addressing a gathering at the "Jeet Ki Goonj" event held in the Jawaharlal Nehru (JLN) Stadium ahead of Delhi Assembly elections.
"When you support the BJP, you support the promise to secure the national boundaries of India. When you support the BJP, you are supporting the mission to make India a global figurehead," Shah told the gathering.
Shah als said that the BJP has won elections in the past "that seemed very difficult", though its supporters had been tense.
"The BJP has won elections in the past that seemed very difficult. Our opponents had been happy, and supporters tense. But whenever our cyber warriors got into the act, we came out victorious," he said at the 'Jeet Ki Goonj' event held at Jawaharlal Nehru (JLN) Stadium ahead of February 8 Delhi assembly elections.
Targeting the AAP chief on CAA, he said, "Kejriwal ji says BJP is worried about 'Pakistanis'. I want to tell them that 30 per cent of Delhi's population are people from Pakistan who came after partition.
"If this is your stand, it is shameful. They are only worried about their vote-bank. PM Modi wants to give citizenship to these refugees who are under a lot of distress. Should we not give them citizenship?"
The Home Minister also accused the AAP and the Congress of supporting "tukde tukde" gang.
"This 'tukde-tukde' gang who do politics of division in India question me. Anyone who supports anti-Indian sloganeering is part of that. The AAP and the Congress are part of it," he said.
(With inputs from PTI)