New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday rebutted Prime Minister Narendra Modi's claim on migrants and lashed out at his Uttar Pradesh counterpart Yogi Adityanath saying that the latter was giving advertisements in Time magazine when the dead bodies of people were flowing in the river during the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. Kejriwal's remarks came in response to Yogi's tweet in which he said the Delhi government forced the migrant UP workers to leave the national capital when the entire humanity was groaning due to the pain of coronavirus.
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सुनो योगी,
— Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) February 7, 2022 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data="
आप तो रहने ही दो। जिस तरह UP के लोगों की लाशें नदी में बह रहीं थीं और आप करोड़ों रुपए खर्च करके Times मैगज़ीन में अपनी झूठी वाह वाही के विज्ञापन दे रहे थे। आप जैसा निर्दयी और क्रूर शासक मैंने नहीं देखा। https://t.co/qxcs2w60lG
">सुनो योगी,
— Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) February 7, 2022
आप तो रहने ही दो। जिस तरह UP के लोगों की लाशें नदी में बह रहीं थीं और आप करोड़ों रुपए खर्च करके Times मैगज़ीन में अपनी झूठी वाह वाही के विज्ञापन दे रहे थे। आप जैसा निर्दयी और क्रूर शासक मैंने नहीं देखा। https://t.co/qxcs2w60lGसुनो योगी,
— Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) February 7, 2022
आप तो रहने ही दो। जिस तरह UP के लोगों की लाशें नदी में बह रहीं थीं और आप करोड़ों रुपए खर्च करके Times मैगज़ीन में अपनी झूठी वाह वाही के विज्ञापन दे रहे थे। आप जैसा निर्दयी और क्रूर शासक मैंने नहीं देखा। https://t.co/qxcs2w60lG
"Listen Yogi, You just let it be. When the dead bodies of the people of UP were flowing in the river, you were giving advertisements of your false applause in Time magazine by spending crores of rupees. I have never seen such a vicious and cruel leader like you," Kejriwal had tweeted in Hindi.
Reacting to this, the UP CM said that the Delhi government's move to force the migrant workers out of the city was an inhuman act. "Listen Kejriwal, You forced the workers of UP to leave Delhi when the entire humanity was groaning due to the pain of Corona. Your government did an undemocratic and inhuman act like leaving even small children and women helpless on the UP border in the middle of the night. Call you a traitor or...," UP CM tweeted in Hindi.
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सुनो केजरीवाल,
— Yogi Adityanath (@myogiadityanath) February 7, 2022 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data="
जब पूरी मानवता कोरोना की पीड़ा से कराह रही थी, उस समय आपने यूपी के कामगारों को दिल्ली छोड़ने पर विवश किया।
छोटे बच्चों व महिलाओं तक को आधी रात में यूपी की सीमा पर असहाय छोड़ने जैसा अलोकतांत्रिक व अमानवीय कार्य आपकी सरकार ने किया।
आपको मानवताद्रोही कहें या...
">सुनो केजरीवाल,
— Yogi Adityanath (@myogiadityanath) February 7, 2022
जब पूरी मानवता कोरोना की पीड़ा से कराह रही थी, उस समय आपने यूपी के कामगारों को दिल्ली छोड़ने पर विवश किया।
छोटे बच्चों व महिलाओं तक को आधी रात में यूपी की सीमा पर असहाय छोड़ने जैसा अलोकतांत्रिक व अमानवीय कार्य आपकी सरकार ने किया।
आपको मानवताद्रोही कहें या...सुनो केजरीवाल,
— Yogi Adityanath (@myogiadityanath) February 7, 2022
जब पूरी मानवता कोरोना की पीड़ा से कराह रही थी, उस समय आपने यूपी के कामगारों को दिल्ली छोड़ने पर विवश किया।
छोटे बच्चों व महिलाओं तक को आधी रात में यूपी की सीमा पर असहाय छोड़ने जैसा अलोकतांत्रिक व अमानवीय कार्य आपकी सरकार ने किया।
आपको मानवताद्रोही कहें या...
In another tweet, Adityanath said, "Kejriwal has a knack for telling lies. When the whole country was battling a global pandemic like Corona under the leadership of the respected Prime Minister, Kejriwal showed the migrant labourers the way out of Delhi. The electricity-water connection was cut and the sleeping people were picked up and sent to the UP border by buses. An announcement was made that buses are going for Anand Vihar, beyond that buses will be available for UP-Bihar. The UP government arranged buses for the migrant labourers and brought them back safely," he added.
Also read: PM Modi slams Congress, says it has decided 'not to come to power for 100 years'
The UP chief minister's remarks come as Prime Minister Narendra Modi tore into the Opposition parties in Parliament on Monday accusing the Congress and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) of contributing to the widespread of COVID-19 in the initial days by pushing migrant labourers to leave Mumbai and Delhi, thereby triggering a crisis.
"Congress gave free train tickets to migrant workers to leave Mumbai. At the same time, the Delhi government went around slums in jeeps and announced on mics that whoever wants to go home, buses have been arranged to leave the city. This led to the spread of COVID in Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Uttarakhand," said PM Modi.
He further claimed that none of the states that brought Congress to power has truly accepted the party. "Nagaland voted for Congress 24 years ago, Odisha voted for you 27 years ago, you also won with full majority in Goa 28 years ago. In 1988, Tripura also voted for Congress. West Bengal voted for Congress in 1972. You even take credit for the creation of Telangana but the public did not accept you in any of the states," the PM said.
The PM also claimed that Congress works on the "divide and rule" policy, and has therefore become the leader of 'Tukde Tukde Gang'. "Congress attempted to hurt Tamil sentiments, it wants to divide & rule the country...I want to salute Tamil Nadu citizens who lined the streets for hours to pay tribute to CDS Gen Bipin Rawat," he added.
