AAP indulging in gimmick over felling of trees, says BJP

New Delhi: The Delhi BJP today alleged that the AAP was indulging in "cheap political gimmicks" over the sensitive issue of felling of trees after its government issued necessary permission for it for the re-development of residential facilities for central government employees.

"It is sad to see cheap political gimmicks being played in such a sensitive issue by the Delhi government after it issued permission to fell trees," Delhi BJP president Manoj Tiwari said.

Tiwari said that he belonged to an agrarian family and the news reports of felling of trees and 'Chipko' movement-type agitation by the Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) had disturbed him a lot.

"It is sad that for sheer politics of Kejriwal Party is belittling the piousness and significance of Chipko Andolan, which was run to save the green character of an entire terrain, by comparing it to the present situation where the green character of the area will not be disturbed except for in a very small area," according to a press statement issued by the party.

The BJP president said, "...I firmly believe existing green cover should not be cut until inevitable."