AAP Gave Jobs Without Bribes in Punjab, While BJP Leaked Exam Papers in Gujarat: Bhagwant Mann
Tribal leader Chaitar Vasava was jailed in false case when he exposed BJP’s corruption: Arvind Kejriwal
Punjab Newsline, New Delhi/Gujrat -
From Dediapada, Gujarat the AAP tore into the BJP over the arrest of MLA Chaitar Vasava, calling it a cover-up after massive corruption was exposed. AAP National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal called out the BJP for looting public funds and silencing tribal voices through state repression. Emphasising AAP as the real alternative, he called for a people-led mobilisation against 30 years of BJP misrule.
With local polls ahead, the AAP vowed to field common citizens and turn Gujarat’s anger into action. During this, Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann, AAP Gujarat Prabhari Gopal Rai, Gujarat State President Isudan Gadhvi and MLAs Gopal Italia and Hemant Khav were also present..
Addressing the Jansabha in Gujarat, Kejriwal pointed to the pain and neglect of tribal communities, stating, "You all have left your work and come here in such a massive gathering because the BJP government has, for several years, continuously exploited and oppressed the tribal (Adivasi) community. They have snatched away your rights. The entire tribal community today is deeply angry with the BJP. Over the years, you gave your votes to BJP leaders, you also gave votes to Congress leaders — but not one of them raised your voice."
Recalling the emergence of a new Adivasi voice, he continued, "In 2022, three years ago, elections were held. From Dediyapada, a young tribal leader — Chaitar Vasava — stood for election. He is an educated young man, your son, a brother from your own community. A well-educated, honest individual who stepped forward to serve society. You gave him a massive mandate and sent him to the Assembly as your MLA.”
“Since the day Chaitar Vasava became an MLA, he has been relentlessly raising your issues. BJP has never built proper schools for your children; the existing ones are in a deplorable state — Chaitar Vasava raised the issue of education. Government hospitals are in ruins — he raised the issue of healthcare. He raised concerns about electricity, water, forests, and land. The roads in the entire tribal belt are in pathetic condition — he raised those too,” asserted the AAP Chief.
Revealing how corruption was unearthed, he said, “Gradually, Chaitar Vasava began to receive records, documents — government papers. He discovered that even the money allocated for schools was being looted. Every year, the Gujarat BJP government sends funds for schools — where does that money go? They send money for hospitals — where does that go? Funds are sent for road construction — but the roads remain broken. Where does it all vanish? Chaitar Vasava realised that this money never reaches the people; it ends up in the pockets of corrupt leaders."
Exposing the scale of political greed, the AAP Supremo added, “A minor leader becomes an MLA. Before getting elected, he rides a bicycle and lives in a broken home. But within five years, he owns ten palatial bungalows and ten luxury cars. Where does this wealth come from? It’s stolen from your children’s schools, from your hospitals, from the roads that were meant to connect your villages. Chaitar Vasava began exposing this massive web of corruption. He didn’t hold back. He uncovered scam after scam. And for the first time, someone truly became the voice of the Adivasi community — that voice was Chaitar Vasava.”
Warning about the political backlash, Arvind Kejriwal said, "The BJP started getting scared. They feared that if Chaitar Vasava keeps raising the voice of Adivasis, the community will stop voting for them. Then Chaitar Vasava uncovered corruption in Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA). He saw that you’re supposed to get 100 days of guaranteed work under this scheme, that too on minimum wages. Who does such hard labour? Only the poorest of the poor — those who don’t have even two full meals a day — go to work under MGNREGA out of sheer compulsion. The BJP leaders are so shameless, so vile, that they even looted MGNREGA money meant for the poorest.”
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Meanwhile, Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann stated, "Being an Tribal means having rights over water, forests, and land — but the BJP is selling off the water, the forests, the land, and the entire nation. When an Adivasi awakens, no storm can stop them. But they must not feel alone — the Aam Aadmi Party stands firmly with the Adivasi community and with Chaitar Vasava."
Highlighting Chaitar Vasava’s struggle, he said, "Chaitar Vasava has gone to jail standing in front of tractors in defense of farmers’ rights earlier as well. The police deleted CCTV footage and filed false cases. BJP has done this before — filing fake cases and jailing AAP leaders. But their paperwork will run out before our people ever do."