Ajay Maken: BJP-AAP blame game ends

New Delhi: The Congress said on Wednesday that  the Supreme Court verdict on the power tussle between the Delhi government and the Centre had done away with all the possibilities of a “blame game” between the BJP and the AAP and the two parties should now ensure that the development of the national capital, which was “stalled” for years, started again.

“There is no scope of for any blame game. Delhi gave seven seats to the BJP in the Lok Sabha elections and 67 out of 70 seats to the AAP in the Assembly elections. Both of them in the last four years have destroyed the development carried out by the Congress government while engaging in blame game,” Delhi Congress chief Ajay Maken said.

“Since the apex court has clarified about the powers in Delhi, we hope that the development, which has been stalled ever since the Congress was voted out of power over four years ago, will start again,” he added.

Mr Maken said the L-G and CM Arvind Kejriwal should stop the “blame game” now and develop Delhi as the Congress did during its 15-year rule (1998-2013).

The Supreme Court decision is a major victory for the Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government, which has been in a constant tug of war with the L-G over the power wielded by the two branches of the executive.