Kejriwal targets BJP on Morbi bridge crash, seeks mandate for AAP in Gujarat polls

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday said whatever happened to the victims of the Morbi footbridge collapse can happen to anybody in the Bharatiya Janata PartyBJPruled Gujarat and sought to know why the owners of the private firm that renovated the illfated carriageway were not booked for the tragedyStepping up campaigning for the December 1 and 5 Assembly polls he urged the people of Gujarat to give a chance to his outfit Aam Aadmi Party AAP to rule the state for five yearsAddressing people at roadshows in Rajkot city and Kalavad near here organised as part of his poll campaigning the AAP convener said it was sad to see there was an attempt to save the company which renovated the bridge and its owners as they have not been even named in the FIR first information report related to the crashAlso Read Maharashtra Two held for housebreaking theft in LaturShouldnt the owners of the company which renovated the Morbi bridge be arrested They have not even named the company and its owners in the FIR Why was there an attempt to save them It is sad to see this There were 55 children out of the 135 who died in the October 30 tragedy Kejriwal saidThey the victims were our own They were our own children brothers and sisters Whatever happened to them today can happen to us to anybody Their bridge collapsed yesterday tomorrow our bridge can collapse he saidThe AAP leader said the people of Gujarat have let the BJP rule the state for 27 years and urged them to vote for his party in the next months polls and give it an opportunity to govern for the next five yearsI will not ask for more than five years If I do not work in these five years I will not come to ask for votes If I tell a lie I will not ask for votes he saidThe chief minister said whatever promises he has made to the people of Gujarat in runup to the polls are on the basis of what AAP governments have done in National Capital Territory of Delhi and PunjabI promise you that I will take the responsibility of your family as a member After March 1 you will not have to pay electricity bill I will do it on your behalf as your brotherAfter March 1 Gujarat will also get 24hour electricity supply and zero bill I have done this in Delhi and Punjab and will do so in Gujarat the AAP leader claimedKejriwal said people should vote for the BJP if they want hooliganism corruption and dirty politics but back the AAP in the polls if they want schools hospitals electricity and waterI am an honest educated person who knows how to establish schools and hospitals said the activistturnedpoliticianIn Delhi children of the poor and rich study on the same deskThe responsibility of education of your children will be mine It is my responsibility to shape the future of your children Kejriwal saidSimilarly an AAP government will provide free healthcare whether it is medicine costing Rs 5 or an operation of up to Rs 20 lakh It will also provide employment the CM saidWe have provided jobs to 12 lakh youths in Delhi I know how to provide jobs In Gujarat too we will provide jobs to all eligible youths and Rs 3000 monthly unemployment allowance he saidThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever