Delhi heads for “Black Diwali” with rising prices hitting every family in the city: Goel

·         Delhi Govt’s hollow claims on onion crisis fail to provide respite to common people

·         Rising prices causing grave hardship to people as government fails to act: Goel

New Delhi, October, 29:  Delhi BJP President Sh. Vijay Goel today slammed the Congress government for turning this year’s Diwali into a “Black Diwali” by its failure to control skyrocketing prices. Rising prices are causing grave hardship to common people in Delhi.

With prices of onions still hovering around Rs. 85-90 per kg., and prices of other essential commodities and vegetables showing a steep hike of 200-300% recently, every family in the city is affected.

(Table given at the end of this press statement shows the skyrocketing prices.)

Sh. Goel said, “The cosmetic measures announced by the Congress government are inadequate and not benefiting anyone. Just 350 Safal outlets and 150 mobile onion vans are insufficient to cater the needs of 1.67 crore people of Delhi. Similar half-hearted steps were taken earlier as well by the Congress government. The mobile onion vans remained invisible and have brought no relief to people, and bad quality onions were sold at Safal outlets.”

Ironically, while Delhi and rest of the country are facing acute onion crisis due to total mismanagement of economy by the Congress government, onions are being continuously exported. The result is that Indian onions are available at Rs. 40-45/kg in Bangladesh while they are selling at double this price in Delhi.

Sh. Goel said, “The Congress government is misleading through false claims of low production of onions. Infact according to the National Horticultural Research & Development Foundation of the Union Agriculture Ministry, the onion production for 2013-14 is estimated to be 10-15% higher than the last year.”

Various agencies had warned the government of impending onion crisis due to gross irregularities in the supply chain. NAFED wrote letters to the Delhi government, while the Competition Commission of India had asked the Congress led UPA government at the Centre to take effective steps to correct the irregularities of supply chain.  But nothing was done.

Average Prices of essential food items in 2010 and 2013

Articles	Prices in 2010 (in Rs.)	Prices in 2013 (in Rs.)
Rice	30	50
Arhar Dal	60	90
Urad Dal	70	90
Rajma	105	120
Chana (Gram)	80	90
Atta	10-12	18-20
Milk	32	44
Sugar	33	45
Tea	175/kg	250/kg
Salt	10	20
Mustard Oil	80/L	115-120/L
Eggs	30/ dozen	60/ dozen

Fuel prices in Delhi

Fuel	2010	2013
Petrol	47.93/L	76.06 in Sept, now 72.40/L
Diesel	40.1/ L	52.54/L
CNG	21.70/Kg	45.60/Kg

15 Years, 15 New Questions

15 Years, 15 New Questions

1.   The Congress government of Delhi claims that it has run the government maintaining fiscal discipline. So, will it explain why did the CAG conclude that Delhi suffered a revenue loss of Rs. 2,700 crore during the last fiscal?

2.       On an average, 10,000 infants die in the Delhi government’s hospitals every year. In the last 5 years, 50,000 infants have died in these hospitals. The infant mortality rate (IMR) in Delhi is 28 per thousand. Will the Congress government explain as to how will the Delhi Development Goal of reducing the IMR to 10 per thousand by 2015 be achieved?

3.       According to Delhi Development Report, 2013, half of the population living in the JJ Clusters in Delhi does not have the latrine facility on their premises. If the Congress government’s claim is true about their developmental works in these areas in the last 15 years, why the poor living in JJ Clusters do not have latrines even in their homes?

4.       According to a study sponsored by the Union Science and Technology Ministry, Delhi is in High Health Risk Zone and that pollution has increased by 21% in the last 10 years in Delhi. Will the Congress government of Delhi explain as to why Delhi is in such a pitiable condition?

5.       The budget of the Delhi Commonwealth Games escalated almost 100 times from Rs. 296 crore to Rs. 28,054 crore. Will the Congress government explain as to how does it make the estimates for organizing such an event that the cost escalates by 100 times? And, will it also explain as to why did the CAG and the Shunglu Committee held Delhi government guilty in CWG scam?

6.       Delhi government has spent Rs. 2072 crore for cleaning River Yamuna. Will the Congress government explain why the Yamuna is becoming more polluted by the day despite spending so much of money? Where is the money going?

7.       The Congress government of Delhi has given more than Rs. 550 crore to the Congress government of Haryana for the construction of Munak Canal (Rs. 350 crore as original cost, Rs. 160 as additional demand from Haryana Govt. and Rs. 50 crore as goodwill gesture by the Delhi Jal Board to the Haryana Govt.). Will the Congress government explain that why Delhi spent so much of money if it was not receive even a single drop of water from the Munak Canal?

8.       In 2012, the CBI unearthed a multi-crore Anti-biotic Shots scam in the Delhi government. will the Congress government explain how did it carry out the scam?

9.       The Delhi government had announced a target of benefitting 5,74,428 persons under the Annashree Scheme, but as the information came out in May, 2013 the number of beneficiaries under the scheme was only 7,220. Will the Congress government explain that if the Annashree scheme has benefitted only 7,220 persons, why the government is claiming to have benefitted 62,500 persons?

10.   When the Bus Cluster Scheme was launched in 2011, the Delhi government had said that 11,000 buses would be pressed into service out of which 60% would be under the Private Bus Cluster Scheme and rest under the DTC. But, suddenly in 2012, the Transport Minister changed the DTC-Private bus cluster ratio to 60-40. Will the Congress government explain why was this done and also, that while it was promised to deploy 1000 such buses by December 2012, why only 500 buses have been deployed till now?

11.   According to the Delhi government, Rs. 3,000 crore are spent on the repair of roads in the city, despite the roads are dotted with ditches. In the run up to the Commonwealth Games, several roads were built with a guarantee of 5 years, but they gave way in merely 2-3 years. The Congress government gave new contracts to the same contractors instead of blacklisting them. Will it explain why?

12.   The Delhi Chief Minister had promised in 2007 to build a 750-bed super specialty hospital in Dwarka. Will the Congress government explain as to why Asia’s largest sub-city with a population of over 5 lakh does not have a government hospital even 6 years after the promise made to the residents by the Chief Minister?

13. 22 JJ Clusters and slums were uprooted and people living there displaced for the construction of Commonwealth Games Village. Out of all the displaced families, only 20% have been rehabilitated and that too with almost no basic civic amenities in Bawana. Will the Congress government explain where are the homes of rest 80% of the displaced families?

14. The Congress government of Delhi makes tall claims about power supply in Delhi, but an Assocham report said that between May and July industrial output had to be cut down by 25-45% due to frequent power cuts in several industrial areas of Delhi. Will the Congress government explain how did such a situation arise?

15.   In 2008, the Congress government of Delhi had promised to provide 60,000 houses to the poor under Rajiv Ratna Awas Yojana. But, will the Congress government explain as to why only about 15,000 houses have been built and why not even a single house has been allotted to the targeted beneficiaries?

BJP to formulate long term plan for corruption-free development in Delhi: Goel

·         Goel meets Saturday and Sunday club members in Lodhi Garden, shares BJP’s Delhi Vision

·         BJP to formulate long term plan for corruption-free development in Delhi: Goel

Delhi BJP President Shri Vijay Goel early this morning met more than 150 members of ‘Saturday and Sunday Clubs’ at Lodhi Garden and shared BJP’s vision for Delhi’s development to make it a world class city. The ‘Saturday and Sunday Club’ members comprising all age groups shared their concerns with Shri Goel over various issues bothering the city including high inflation and corruption among others.

Shri Goel had a frank exchange of views with the morning walkers. They discussed the matter of rising prices of essential commodities, widespread corruption, absence of governance in Delhi and concerns over safety of women among other issues in the city. People also put several queries to Shri Goel about how the BJP will solve the problems Delhi is facing. Shri Goel shared with them the broader framework that the BJP is planning to tackle the challenges, when it is voted to power, in Delhi.

Shri Goel said, “The BJP will bring down the power tariff by 30% in Delhi, when elected to power. It is one of the things that are easily doable to benefit the common citizens of Delhi. Power tariff is high in Delhi not because of cost equation but because of corruption and lack of political will on part of the government.”

Responding to a query on the inaccessibility of government, Shri Goel said, “The BJP, when voted to power, will make administration accessible to people, whose concerns will have the top-most priority for the government. The administration will be made transparent, efficient and sympathetic to people’s concerns under the BJP.”

Sharing BJP’s vision for Delhi, Shri Goel said, “The BJP will formulate a long term development plan for Delhi based on the ground reality of the city in the view of fast changing needs, socio-economic composition and landscape of the city. Delhi will be turned into a world class city in real sense of terms with proper planning and corruption free development.”

During their interaction with Shri Goel, people expressed dissatisfaction with the prevailing state of affairs in the city. They said that due to unabated rise in prices of onions and other vegetables, they are facing lots of hardship as the prices have been hovering in the higher brackets for far too long to be sustainable for most of the households.

Shri Goel shared the sentiments of the people and assured them of bringing price situation under control when the BJP is elected to power after the elections. He said that the BJP stands by the people of Delhi and is committed to the welfare of people and all-round development of the city.

BJP to launch mass contact programme “BJP at Every Door (Ghar Ghar BJP)” from October 17-21

·         BJP to launch mass contact programme “BJP at Every Door (Ghar Ghar BJP)” from October 17-21

·         BJP to connect with every family, touch every heart through this campaign

·         BJP President to visit homes in Majnu Ka Tila (Chandni Chowk) as part of mass contact programme

The Delhi BJP will launch a door-to-door campaign from October 17-21 in all the 70 assembly segments of Delhi as a part of its mass contact programme -titled “Ghar-Ghar BJP”. Delhi BJP President Shri Vijay Goel will himself participate in the campaign by visiting homes and meeting families personally at Majnu Ka Tila during this period. The BJP will focus on the positive campaign offering solutions to the problems being faced by people due to Congress’s 15-year misrule in Delhi. The BJP will also share with people its Prime Ministerial candidate Shri Narendra Modi’s vision for nation building.

The objective of the programme is to further push the momentum of BJP’s campaign by connecting with every household in the city.  It is part of BJP’s campaign philosophy of “Back to the basics. Through personal contact and mobilization at the grassroots level, the BJP will continue to successfully connect with every family and touch every heart.

Announcing the door-to-door campaign at a press conference today, Shri Goel said, “There are already 11763 polling booth level crack teams which have been trained in the past. Each team comprises of 32 members with youth and women being part of them.

Now going to the next level of campaign, a team comprising three members from these crack level teams will connect with masses through personal contact programme. The three member team will be led by one senior party cadre and assisted by two others. Each team will visit 20 homes, meet the members of families and share with them party’s vision about Delhi. They will also take feedback from the families about the issues concerning them. We are sending the message to every home through our committed cadres that BJP shares their concerns and is committed to make their dreams come true.”

In this way, the BJP cadres will not only establish effective communication but will strengthen the emotional bond with families in all the 70 assembly constituencies of Delhi.

Each team will be given a feedback form that will be filled after discussions with the families at Ground Zero. The feedback form will help specify the issues crucial for them in their respective constituencies. These teams will also enlist the advice from every household for the BJP’s manifesto for Delhi elections.

Shri Goel further said, “The BJP teams will be carrying a  specially designed “Kit”  that will have a booklet and other literature for exchanging party’s vision with the people of Delhi to make them aware of the programmes and policies that the BJP will enforce in Delhi for its all round development when the party comes to power. The crack team will also be carrying the literature to highlight the complete absence of governance under Congress in Delhi.”

Shri Goel said, “Our focus during the door-to-door campaign will be on reminding people of the misrule by the Congress in the last 15 years. At the same time, we will be putting forth the alternative positive agenda for Delhi, which has witnessed deterioration in its status under the Congress government. The BJP, when elected to power, will provide corruption-free development in Delhi.”

The Congress government has failed on all fronts in the last 15 years and has been involved in a plethora of scams. The people of Delhi want to get rid of the thoroughly corrupt regime of the Congress, which has caused lots of hardship to the residents of the city due to high cost of living on the account of unprecedented price rise, very high power and water tariffs, all pervasive corruption and total lack of safety of women and children in Delhi.

The Delhi BJP President has challenged the Delhi Government and the Chief Minister with 15 questions marks on the     15-years’ misrule. The Delhi government has no answer to any of the questions, which have exposed the Congress completely. With the door-to-door campaign, the galvanized cadres of the BJP will further expose the misrule of the Congress in every nook and corner of Delhi at the household level.

15 questions on 15 years” of Congress rule

Hitting hard at the Congress government, Shri Vijay Goel raised a list of “15 questions on 15 years” of Congress rule. The Chief Minister should stop playing hide and seek and come out in open to explain her position on these 15 questions.


1.      Economic Development:    Congress govt. makes claim of unprecedented economic development in the city, if that is the case then why unemployment rate of Delhi has increased from 3.6% in 1999-2000 to 4% now?

2.      Per Capita Income: Delhi govt. claims of highest per capita income in Delhi, if that is the case, then after 15 years of Congress rule, why do you still need to give food security to 72% of Delhi’s population?

3.      Power: Congress govt. claims unprecedented increase in power supply and production of power, then why has it increase power tariff by 300% during last 15 years and what is the need for giving subsidies to private DISCOMS?

4.      Health: Cong govt claims that health services have improved in Delhi, is it because of this reason that it failed to spend 29% of the health budget in city?

5.      Hospital and Beds: Congress govt. claims an unprecedented increase in hospital and beds, then why Delhi Human Development Report says that the health facilities in Delhi are grossly insufficient with only 2 clinics on population of 10,000?

6.      Modern Hospital: Congress govt. claims that hospitals have been modernised in Delhi during last 15 years, then why is the CAG pointing out that there are not even enough life saving devices and services in Delhi govt’s hospitals?

7.     Transport:  Congress govt. claims of making several flyovers, then it should explain why Delhi roads remains one of the most congested ones in the world with commuters and drivers of all kinds of vehicles having a harrowing time everyday?

8.     CNG Buses: Congress govt. claims that the world’s largest non-polluting fleet is operating from Delhi by DTC, but it has failed to explain why it has not modernised DTC fleet by scrapping atleast 2000 of its 6000 buses. Also why instead of more than 11000 buses required for Delhi, DTC is dragging its feet with less than 6000 buses?

9.     Water Supply:   Congress govt. claims that there is a huge increase in water supply, then why CAG reports underline the fact that half of Delhi doesn’t have water supply.

10. Education: As against claims of promoting education in the city, Congress Govt. should explain why it shut down 80 govt. schools and why more than 12000 vacancies of teachers are lying vacant?

11. Treatment for weaker sections: Congress Govt. claims of adequate arrangement for treatment of the poor in private hospitals then why the compliance rate is standing at a meager 3.3%.

12. Students from weaker sections:  Congress govt. claims of giving special incentives to students from weaker sections of society  but why more than 15000 seats reserved for them are not filled up?

13. Laadli Scheme:   Congress govt. claims of 5 lakh beneficiaries under this scheme, then why CAG said that the failure rate in this scheme is a staggering  42% ?

14. Social Security:  Today the old people and the women feel extremely vulnerable in this city with skyrocketing crime graph and absence of any social security net for them. Why Delhi has become the “crime capital” and why a number of ghettos have emerged in the city where there has been no development during last 15 years?

15.  Environment:   Congress  govt has claimed  of taking steps to improve environment in Delhi, then why  does a study conducted by the Union ministry of science and Technology says that during the last 10 years, environmental pollution in Delhi has increased by 21%?

Goel challenges Chief Minister with “15 questions on Congress 15 years misrule”

·    Goel challenges Chief Minister with “15 questions on Congress 15 years misrule”

·    Chief Minister unable to defend herself, so fielded corrupt and inefficient ministers : Goel

·    Congress has nothing to show except “Failure” on its 15 year report card

Challenging the Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit for a public debate on the issue of absolute collapse of governance in Delhi, the Delhi BJP President Shri Vijay Goel said, “The Chief Minister doesn’t have any explanation for the failures of Congress government. That is why instead of coming to the fore and responding to my charges, she fielded her three ministers to respond who tried to mislead with wrong figures and false claims.”

Hitting hard at the Congress government, Shri Goel raised a list of 15 questions on 15 years of Congress rule. “The Chief Minister should stop playing hide and seek and come out in open to explain her position on these 15 questions.”

She owes this to people of Delhi, she should stop fielding her sidekicks who indulge in empty political rhetoric. Her ministers who are trying to defend her are themselves completely inefficient and their performance is disastrous. Ministers like Raj Kumar Chauhan have no moral right to even talk about corruption as he himself had been indicted by Lokayukta and departments headed by Haroon Yusuf and Arvinder Singh Lovely are some of the most corrupt and inefficient departments of Delhi Administration.

“It is ironical that these ministers are trying to speak on issue of corruption and efficiency of administration.  But this is not surprising what can you expect from a government which is headed by a Chief Minister who herself has been indicted more than once by Lokayukta in case of corruption and misuse of official resources. ”

BJP’s 15 questions on 15 years of   Congress Rule

1.      Economic Development:    Congress govt. makes claim of unprecedented economic development in the city, if that is the case then why unemployment rate of Delhi has increased from 3.6% in 1999-2000 to 4% now?

2.      Per Capita Income: Delhi govt. claims of highest per capita income in Delhi, if that is the case, then after 15 years of Congress rule, why do you still need to give food security to 72% of Delhi’s population?

3.      Power: Congress govt. claims unprecedented increase in power supply and production of power, then why has it increase power tariff by 300% during last 15 years and what is the need for giving subsidies to private DISCOMS?

4.      Health: Cong govt claims that health services have improved in Delhi, is it because of this reason that it failed to spend 29% of the health budget in city?

5.      Hospital and Beds: Congress govt. claims an unprecedented increase in hospital and beds, then why Delhi Human Development Report says that the health facilities in Delhi are grossly insufficient with only 2 clinics on population of 10,000?

6.      Modern Hospital: Congress govt. claims that hospitals have been modernised in Delhi during last 15 years, then why is the CAG pointing out that there are not even enough life saving devices and services in Delhi govt’s hospitals?

7.     Transport:  Congress govt. claims of making several flyovers, then it should explain why Delhi roads remains one of the most congested ones in the world with commuters and drivers of all kinds of vehicles having a harrowing time everyday?

8.     CNG Buses: Congress govt. claims that the world’s largest non-polluting fleet is operating from Delhi by DTC, but it has failed to explain why it has not modernised DTC fleet by scrapping atleast 2000 of its 6000 buses. Also why instead of more than 11000 buses required for Delhi, DTC is dragging its feet with less than 6000 buses?

9.     Water Supply:   Congress govt. claims that there is a huge increase in water supply, then why CAG reports underline the fact that half of Delhi doesn’t have water supply.

10. Education: As against claims of promoting education in the city, Congress Govt. should explain why it shut down 80 govt. schools and why more than 12000 vacancies of teachers are lying vacant?

11. Treatment for weaker sections: Congress Govt. claims of adequate arrangement for treatment of the poor in private hospitals then why the compliance rate is standing at a meager 3.3%.

12. Students from weaker sections:  Congress govt. claims of giving special incentives to students from weaker sections of society  but why more than 15000 seats reserved for them are not filled up?

13. Laadli Scheme:   Congress govt. claims of 5 lakh beneficiaries under this scheme, then why CAG said that the failure rate in this scheme is a staggering  42% ?

14. Social Security:  Today the old people and the women feel extremely vulnerable in this city with skyrocketing crime graph and absence of any social security net for them. Why Delhi has become the “crime capital” and why a number of ghettos have emerged in the city where there has been no development during last 15 years?

15.  Environment:   Congress  govt has claimed  of taking steps to improve environment in Delhi, then why  does a study conducted by the Union ministry of science and Technology says that during the last 10 years, environmental pollution in Delhi has increased by 21%?

CM misleading people by claiming ‘lowest’ power tariff in Delhi: Goel

·         CM misleading people by claiming ‘lowest’ power tariff in Delhi: Goel

• Chhattisgarh, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra and Haryana have lower power tariffs: Goel
• When elected to power, BJP will reduce power tariff by 30%, bring transparency: Goel

New Delhi, October, 10:  Delhi BJP President Shri Vijay Goel today slammed the Delhi Chief Minister for misleading people of Delhi on power tariff in Delhi. Shri Goel said that the Delhi Chief Minister’s claim that Delhi has lowest power tariff is misleading.

In a statement issued today, Shri Goel said, “Power tariff in states like Chhattisgarh, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, and Haryana are much lower as compared to the existing power tariffs in Delhi. The Chief Minister’s is misleading the people of Delhi by making false claims. Cities like Chandigarh and Dehradun too have lower power tariffs.”

Shri Goel further said, "It is surprising to see that the Delhi government colluding with the Discoms to fleece the people of Delhi. The Congress government has allowed a hike of over 72% hike in power tariff in the last couple of years and more than 300% hike in power tariff in the last ten years.

Shri Goel also said, “The power tariff slabs in Delhi are not consumer friendly. Several other states have better power tariff structure and offer flexibility to accommodate the power requirements of BPL people.”

The lowest power tariff slab available in Delhi is 0-200 units while many other states offer lowest slab as 0-30, 0-40, 0-45 or 0-100 units. Such a slab structure accommodates power requirements of the BPL households reasonably well, while power tariff slab in Delhi does not offer any such support to the poor.

Shri Goel further said, “The power policy of the Congress government betrays its anti-poor orientation. The 15-year misrule by the Congress in Delhi has resulted in BPL households receiving power bills in thousands of rupees just to light their one-room accommodation.”

Shri Goel said, “The BJP, when elected to power, will bring down the power tariff by 30% by bringing competition among the power discoms and making their functioning transparent. The BJP will also provide separate neutral to every household to protect them from “shocks” of inflated electricity bills.”

A very high power tariff exists in Delhi due to collusion between the present Delhi government and the power discoms. The Delhi Chief Minister always finds an excuse to support hike in power tariff saying that hike in tariff is necessary to ensure that people of Delhi continue to get power.

But, the Chief Minister exposed herself in 2010, when her government arbitrarily stopped the Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission from reducing power tariff by nearly 25%. This clearly established hand in glove nature of understanding between the discoms and the Congress government.

BJP to focus on assembly segment specific issues in poll campaign: Goel

·        BJP to focus on assembly segment specific issues in poll campaign: Goel

·        BJP to adopt door to door campaign to highlight Congress’s misrule: Goel

The Delhi Bharatiya Janata Party today held a meeting for brainstorming over assembly constituency specific issues electioneering for the upcoming assembly polls in Delhi. The meeting was presided over by Delhi BJP President Shri Vijay Goel and attended by all the        14 district unit heads of the party and senior office-bears of the State unit. The meeting took place at the party headquarters at 14, Pt Pant Marg.

It was decided in the meeting that in its election campaign the BJP will focus on the assembly constituency specific issues, which will be identified and highlighted by district units’ heads of the party in their respective regions. This process has begun with immediate effect.

Speaking after the meeting, Shri Goel said, “The party is fully geared up for the assembly polls. The focus of the election campaign will be the issues specific to each of the 70 assembly constituencies, which will be raised by the BJP through its door to door contact programme. Besides, the misrule of the Congress government will also be highlighted.”

Shri Goel further said, “The election campaign will be undertaken at various levels. At district level door to door contact programme will be conducted whereby the BJP cadres will visit every household highlighting the misrule of the Congress and the positive agenda of the BJP for the equitable all round development of Delhi. At the organizational level, mass contact programmes will be undertaken.”

The door to door contact programme has begun immediately after today’s meeting in all the 70 assembly constituencies in Delhi. There are 14 district units of the BJP and 5 assembly constituencies come under each unit. The BJP district cadres have started identifying and highlighting the issues specific to each assembly segment of Delhi.

The confident cadres of the BJP are sparing no stone unturned in mobilizing people, who have expressed a groundswell of support in the rallies and public meetings organized by the party in Delhi. The common people of Delhi want to get rid of the misrule of the present Congress government and giving tremendous response to BJP’s door to door contact programme.

Today’s brainstorming meeting of the Delhi BJP office bearers and the party’s district units’ heads follows similar meetings with party cadres in recent times. Earlier, BJP has held Karyakarta Sammelans all over the city attended by the hundreds of BJP cadres from Mandal level.

The BJP has already trained party cadres for booth level functioning for all the 11,763 polling booths in Delhi. Crack teams have been raised by the party for the booth level operations of the party work with each team comprising of 30-32 trained and committed party workers.