Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party convenor Arvind Kejriwal on 9 July said he "should be awarded a Nobel Prize for governance and administration," arguing that his government delivered services despite what he described as persistent obstruction by the Centre-appointed Lieutenant Governor. Senior Bharatiya Janata Party figures swiftly condemned the remark. National General Secretary Tarun Chugh and spokesperson Pradeep Bhandari accused Kejriwal of corruption, while Delhi BJP president Virendra Sachdeva said any prize would have to be "for anarchy and inefficiency." BJP MP Arun Govil, Uttar Pradesh minister Daya Shankar Singh and state minister Om Prakash Rajbhar also dismissed the claim, variously calling Kejriwal the "biggest liar" and alleging misuse of public funds. The exchange underscores the long-running confrontation between the AAP-led Delhi government and the BJP, which governs nationally, over administrative control of the capital.
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) convener Arvind Kejriwal said he deserves the Nobel Prize for managing to work as Delhi’s Chief Minister "amid so many problems" allegedly created by the Centre-appointed Lieutenant Governor (L-G). Read more: https://t.co/etNBSZiY1Z https://t.co/GKMU36OZQV
Ballia, Uttar Pradesh: On AAP National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal's 'Nobel Prize' remark, Minister Daya Shankar Singh says, "Arvind Kejriwal should definitely get a Nobel Prize; but it should be for being the biggest liar in the world, because there hasn’t been a bigger liar than https://t.co/6D0Q7JgUKe
Delhi: On AAP National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal's 'Nobel Prize' remark, BJP Delhi President Virendra Sachdeva says, "He might actually get a Nobel Prize if there were a category for corruption, inefficiency, or anarchy. Kejriwal would be the frontrunner. I believe he should also https://t.co/gMLBWdJQRE