AAP hails announcement of Manoj Tiwari as BJP's CM face

New Delhi: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) welcomed the announcement made by BJP that its Delhi president Manoj Tiwari will be the candidate for Chief Minister's face for the upcoming Assembly elections. AAP's leader Sanjay Singh said that it is clear that AAP is all set to break its 2015 record and return to power in Delhi, again.

Singh said, "On one hand we have Arvind Kejriwal, whose work has instilled pride in the people of Delhi, and on the other hand, we have Maonj Tiwari who vehemently opposes the 200 units free electricity scheme and wants to put an end to the provision of all free public services of this government. He wants to end free bus rides for women in Delhi too. So the decision in front of the people of Delhi is clear – do you want someone who works tirelessly to provide you more public services or do you want somebody who works tirelessly to end them. I believe that by declaring Major Tiwari as its CM face, the BJP has made it easier for the Aam Aadmi Party to break its 2015 record of 67 seats. CM Arvind Kejriwal will return to form a government in Delhi with an overwhelming majority is clear. "

AAP's leader Raghav Chadha said in a statement that in the minds of people of Delhi, the upcoming election is essentially a contest between "Arvind Kejriwal vs Manoj Tiwari."

He said, "The Arvind Kejriwal versus Manoj Tiwari contest will help the people chose between two different models of governance. And Tiwari's model of governance is clear from the fact that despite being a lawmaker he vehemently opposed important schemes like Odd-Even which helped curb the pollution in Delhi and was staunchly against free metro rides for women.

"He has also been most critical of Delhi's low electricity rates and has repeatedly expressed his desire to increase the electricity charges in the city, if BJP were to form government," Chadha said.