MCD polls: Where was Delhi CM for last 8 years, asks Gambhir on landfill issue

With the AAP turning the issue of landfill sites into a poll plank ahead of the municipal election in Delhi BJP MP Gautam Gambhir has hit out at Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal asking where was he for the last eight years when it came to finding a solution for the massive garbage dump in GhazipurThe Ghazipur landfill site is a giant garbage dump in east DelhiTalking to PTI Gambhir who represents the East Delhi constituency in the Lok Sabha blamed the Aam Aadmi Party AAP for what he described as a dismal state of the national capitalHe said the work done at the Ghazipur landfill site is an example of how a BJPled MCD can make a differenceThe cricketerturnedpolitician said in the last eight years we have only heard the Delhi chief minister blame the Centre for everything but no one asked him what is his responsibility as the chief ministerAlso read Israel marks 2611 anniversary with commemorative eventsHe should come out and speak Gambhir addedThe people of Delhi can see it for themselves what the Ghazipur landfill site was three years ago and what has happened to it now The height has gone down by at least 50 feet he claimedThe East Delhi MP also questioned the chief ministers visit to the site after eight yearsKejriwal visited the Ghazipur landfill site last month and said the upcoming MCD polls will be fought on the issue of garbage as he promised to clean Delhi in five years if the AAP emerges victorious in the civic body electionGambhir said I want to ask where was the Delhi chief minister for the last eight years I wrote a letter in 2020 to work on it and find a solution but he did not even have the courtesy to replyThe AAP has turned the landfill sites issue into a poll plank and accused the Bharatiya Janata Party BJP of failing in its duty to solve the problem of three massive garbage dumps during its rule in the Municipal Corporation of Delhi MCD for 15 yearsBesides Ghazipur the two other landfill sites are located at Okhla and BhalaswaGambhir also accused the Kejriwal government of not doing much on the pollution issueNot even a single vacuum cleaner in eight years What has the government done to control pollution he askedIn the field of sports look at the Yamuna Sports Complex and see what have we done there We work on the ground Taxpayers like you and me work and 42 per cent of our taxes is given to the Delhi government which it spends on advertising and setting a narrative he allegedGambhir also said a lot of work was done in Delhi prior to the AAP coming to power in the national capital and quipped We should give credit to former Congress chief minister Sheila Dikshitji as wellOn the AAP governments excise policy he said its withdrawal speaks for itselfWhy was there so much panicif you were crystal clear The policy was brought during the times of COVID19 to raise funds for the Punjab election he allegedThere was no immediate reaction from either the AAP or the Delhi government to the charges levelled by the cricketerturnedpoliticianDubbing the Delhi government as a freebie government Gambhir said nothing comes for free and taxpayers are feeling the burden of what this government is doing for votesThe civic polls in Delhi will be held on December 4 and the votes will be counted on December 7This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever