All the schemes implemented by former chief minister Arvind Kejriwal under the name of public welfare, turned out to be avenues for scams, Delhi BJP chief Virendra Sachdeva said.
He also said that the Farishte Scheme exposes the claims of the previous government about having a world class health model.
“Since 2015, the Kejriwal government has been claiming world-class healthcare services and efficient hospitals. In this context, the people of Delhi are asking why, if all services were available in government hospitals, the government had to introduce the Farishte Scheme in 2017 to provide immediate free treatment to road accident victims?” he said.
He said that it was clear that either the government hospitals were non-functional, or the government’s intention was to send accident victims to private hospitals, where hefty bills could be generated under the pretext of providing services, thus enabling commission-based corruption.
Sachdeva mentioned that in mid-2017, the Arvind Kejriwal government introduced the Farishte Scheme, but by mid-2023, this scheme had almost come to a halt. In other words, this scheme lasted for about 2,000 days in six years, and according to Saurabh Bhardwaj, only 22,000 people benefited from it. This means that during this period, there were about 11 serious accidents every day in Delhi, and all the victims had to be taken to private hospitals. This clearly indicates that either the government hospitals were non-functional or that there was collaboration between private hospitals and Aam Aadmi Party workers for manipulation, resulting in the siphoning of government funds.
He assured that the BJP government and Delhi Police would provide the best medical facilities to road accident victims through government hospitals.
The comments came after the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) accused the BJP-led Delhi government of discontinuing the former’s “Farishtey Dilli Ke” scheme, which was meant to provide free medical treatment to road accident victims in private hospitals.
