The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has blasted the BJP’s “Chachi 420” government for pulling off its boldest ‘credit-chori’ (credit theft) yet, hijacking a Delhi High Court order and passing it off as Chief Minister Rekha Gupta’s achievement. AAP’s Delhi State President Saurabh Bharadwaj said the BJP didn’t just hide the court’s ruling on electricity connections for Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD)’s booked properties, it staged a full-blown victory parade, with BJP leaders, including Manoj Tiwari and Virendra Sachdeva, congratulating Rekha Gupta for a decision she never made. Addressing a press conference, AAP Delhi unit president Saurabh Bharadwaj stated, “The BJP government is setting new records of ‘farziwada’ (fraud) every day. The BJP government is committing fraud with pollution data and with the cleaning of the Yamuna. When they get caught, they say things can’t be fixed so quickly. If they cannot fix it quickly then why did they claim they would? Arvind Kejriwal’s government purchased buses and CM Rekha Gupta now wants to take credit for it. Arvind Kejriwal built Mohalla Clinics and dispensaries and the BJP CM wants to replace the boards and take the credit.” Highlighting how the BJP has crossed every limit, Saurabh Bharadwaj elaborated, “While stealing the credit of the Aam Aadmi Party government, the BJP government has gone so far in its fraud that it is now trying to steal credit for the courts’ work as well. The BJP government is not just cheating the people of Delhi, now the CM of Delhi, Rekha Gupta, is doing fraud even with the court.” Waving the posters of the film ‘Chachi 420’, he said that CM Rekha Gupta has even committed fraud with the Delhi High Court. “The BJP believes no one will notice their fraud. On Tuesday, all newspapers published a wrongly printed report quoting CM Rekha Gupta that electricity connections would now be allowed even in booked properties. It was reported that the MCD used to stop electricity connections in properties booked for unauthorised construction and that her government has now decided these properties will again receive electricity connections,” shared the senior AAP leader.
Saurabh Bharadwaj continued, “Before publishing
Explaining how the claim got amplified, Saurabh Bharadwaj continued, “Before publishing this report, the media should have checked when and why this decision was taken. This release was prepared and sent from the CM’s office and the media published it trusting the CM. After that, BJP MP Manoj Tiwari went to thank CM Rekha Gupta saying that this decision was awaited for a long time and would bring relief to Delhi’s people. Then BJP Delhi State President Virendra Sachdeva committed the third fraud. Virendra Sachdeva also thanked the Chief Minister and called this decision unprecedented.” The AAP Delhi Chief revealed, “This order belongs to Delhi High Court Judge Mini Pushkarna, not to the Chief Minister. The Chief Minister is committing fraud with the people of Delhi and even with the court. From the very first day, CM Rekha Gupta has been stealing the credit for the work done by Arvind Kejriwal and the Aam Aadmi Party. But in this fraud, ‘Chachi 420’ (referring to CM Rekha Gupta) has gone so far that she is now presenting the Delhi High Court’s order as her own order. We did not know that Rekha Gupta is also a judge of the Delhi High Court. This fraud can only be done by the BJP. Both English and Hindi newspapers have published this.” Pointing to the long-running case, he added, “A case related to electricity connections in booked properties had been ongoing in court for many years. When the MCD books a property, it does not receive an electricity connection. I have said many times that the matter is pending in the High Court and we hope the Delhi High Court will deliver a good decision that will provide relief to lakhs of families.”
Delivered by Delhi High Court
“On 13 November, this decision was delivered by Delhi High Court Judge Mini Pushkarna. In the order, she wrote that it is not acceptable that a property booked by MCD should be denied an electricity connection. If the MCD wants to demolish or seal a property, then electricity connections will be cut at that time. Merely on the grounds of booking, electricity connections cannot be stopped, and if a property is booked but no action is being taken, then the Delhi High Court has instructed BSES (Bombay Suburban Electricity Supply) Yamuna Power Limited to provide electricity connections,” he added. Saurabh Bharadwaj continued, “To commit fraud over the Delhi High Court’s order, on 17 November 2025 the Special Secretary of the Power Department, Ravi Dadhich, issued an order. It stated that the government reviewed the latest decision and issued instructions after consulting the Law Department. Whereas, the High Court’s decision was already binding on the discom. The order deliberately hid the court’s decision. The BJP government intended deception and fraud, which is why the name of the court’s decision was concealed.”
He asserted, “Who behaves with such shamelessness? The BJP government is presenting the Delhi High Court’s order as its own and BJP MP Manoj Tiwari and Virendra Sachdeva are thanking the CM. I want to tell CM Rekha Gupta to file a defamation case against me because I also want to go to court and state that CM Rekha Gupta is so deeply involved in fraud that she wants to steal the credit even for the court’s decisions. I also request the court to officially certify CM Rekha Gupta with the name ‘Chachi 420’ so that she is known by that name. No government has committed this level of ‘420’ (fraud) that CM Rekha Gupta has.”
