Not Modi’s propaganda or Kejriwal’s PR, Delhi wants real development: Rahul

Congress MP and Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi on Thursday said Delhi now wants the "real development model" of former chief minister Sheila Dikshit and not the "false propaganda and PR model" of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and AAP (Aam Aadmi Party) convenor and former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal.

Sharing a video montage highlighting issues such as inflation, unemployment, pollution and corruption on Facebook, Gandhi wrote in Hindi, "Bad construction, dirt, inflation, unemployment, pollution and corruption — the truth of Delhi is in front of the public."

"Delhi now wants the same real development model of Sheila Dikshit ji, not the false propaganda and PR model of Modi and Kejriwal," Gandhi added, taking a shot at the Congress' rivals ahead of the Delhi assembly polls in early February.

Gandhi could not address a public meeting in the Sadar Bazar assembly segment on Wednesday as he was unwell, and appealed to voters via a message read out at the rally to ensure the party's victory in the polls. Owing to his health, Gandhi could also not travel to Karnataka's Belagavi for the 'Jai Bapu, Jai Bhim, Jai Samvidhan' rally on Tuesday.

Earlier this month, Gandhi had launched a blistering attack on PM Modi and Kejriwal, saying there was no difference between the two leaders and they did not want backward communities, Dalits, tribals and minorities to get their due share.

Specifically targeting Kejriwal at his first public meeting for the Delhi assembly polls, Gandhi had said that the AAP convenor was following "Modi's strategy of propaganda and false promises" despite rising pollution, corruption and inflation in the national capital.

He also promised a caste survey in Delhi if the Congress formed the government in the national capital.

Gandhi had hailed the work done under three successive Sheila Dikshit-led Congress governments, and asserted that neither Kejriwal nor the BJP could match the Congress' track record.