AAP Delhi State President Saurabh Bharadwaj questioned Chief Minister Dekha Gupta and the BJP government in Delhi for closing liquor vends on sacred occasions, despite repeatedly demanding this during the tenure of the Arvind Kejriwal government. The AAP Delhi Unit Chief said the BJP has exposed its own hypocrisy by allowing liquor shops to remain open even on Chhath and ahead of the 350th Shaheedi Diwas of Guru Sri Tegh Bahadur Ji.
In a video message on X, senior AAP leader and Delhi State President Saurabh Bharadwaj said, “A few days ago, the Chhath Mahaparv was celebrated. Every year under Arvind Kejriwal’s government, Chhath day was declared a dry day and all liquor shops were shut. The Bharatiya Janata Party used to claim that this was happening due to their pressure. Today the BJP has its government in Delhi, in the Centre, everywhere. Yet on Chhath day every single liquor vend was open. People consumed liquor and created disturbances during the Chhath festival at several places, everyone saw it.”
The AAP Delhi Unit Chief noted, “In a few days, we will observe the 350th Shaheedi Diwas of Guru Sri Tegh Bahadur Ji. It will be commemorated across the country. Even then, till now, the BJP government has not issued any order to close liquor vends. Was their concern about liquor shops only for Delhi. In Gurugram and Noida there are large liquor showrooms like big retail outlets. There was no objection there. The objection was only in Delhi. And now when they have formed the government, why were the liquor vends not closed on Chhath day.
Asking a direct question to Delhi CM Rekha Gupta and the BJP government, the AAP Delhi State President said, “Why are these vends not being closed on the upcoming Shaheedi Diwas of Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji.”
