Arvind Kejriwal Says He Deserves Nobel Prize, Here's Why
Delhi Ex-CM Arvind Kejriwal addressed an event in Mohali, Punjab where he said he deserved a Nobel Prize.
Former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has said he deserved the Nobel Prize for getting work done in the national capital "despite the L-G".
The Aam Aadmi Party chief made the remark while speaking in Mohali, Punjab, on Tuesday at the launch of party colleague Jamine Shah's book The Delhi Model.
While Kejriwal had a rocky relationship with three Lt Governors during his 12-year tenure as the CM, the one with VK Saxena was the most confrontational, who was given the post in 2022.
The ex-Delhi CM alleged that Saxena deliberately blocked the AAP government's work, while the L-G's office accused him of inaction, apathy, and violation of governance norms.
During the Tuesday event, Kejriwal accused the Bharatiya Janata Party government of ruining Delhi in just four months.
“The moment we left the Delhi government, in just three to four months, people began missing AAP. The BJP has ruined everything in no time," Kejriwal said.
"One by one, Mohalla Clinics are being shut down. Free medicines and diagnostics in hospitals have been stopped. Delhi’s roads are broken, filth is spread across the city… Even last June, when Delhi hit 50°C, there wasn’t a single outage. But now, despite the monsoon, power cuts are happening again. They’ve destroyed everything,” he said.
“I think I deserve a Nobel Prize for governance and administration for getting so much work done despite the L-G,” he added, according to an Indian Express report.
Slamming Kejriwal, Delhi BJP chief Virendra Sachdeva said the former CM should be awarded for "incompetence, anarchy, and corruption”.
“Kejriwal would have surely received a Nobel Prize if there were categories for incompetence, anarchy and corruption," said the BJP leader.
"His numerous scams, including the Sheesh Mahal scam, are bigger than the other, but we regret that instead of a Nobel Prize, jail is awarded for such crimes. Arvind Kejriwal demanding a Nobel Prize for himself is laughable – it’s a crude joke,” he added.
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