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Kejriwal vows to make Delhi corruption-free city
New Delhi, April 5
Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday pledged to make Delhi among the world's top five corruption-free cities in five years.
Saying
that his AAP government was dedicated to cleansing Delhi, Kejriwal made
the announcement at the re-launch of an anti-corruption helpline 1031
-- to curb bribery in government offices.
"We will use technology
on a large scale to make Delhi among the top five corruption-free
cities in the world in five years," he said.
He also alleged that
a conspiracy was being hatched against him ever since he led the Aam
Aadmi Party to a landslide victory in February.
"Ever since our
party came to power, a conspiracy is on against me," he said.
"Blackmailers and corrupt people have come together to tarnish my
image."
Without naming anyone, the AAP leader said that anyone could "get fame within 24 hours by abusing" him.
It
was not immediately if his comments were directed at political parties
like the Bharatiya Janata Party or the Congress or dissidents within the
AAP.
Blackmailers conspired to tarnish my image: Kejriwal
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Sunday that a conspiracy was being hatched against him ever since the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) came to power."Ever since our party came to power, a conspiracy is on against me. The blackmailers and corrupt people have come together to tarnish my image," he said at an event to re-launch the Delhi government's anti-corruption helpline 1031 to curb bribery in government offices.
The chief minister said anyone can "get fame within 24 hours by abusing" him. He did not name anyone in his speech.
He said the AAP government was dedicated to making Delhi corruption-free.
"We will use technology on a large-scale to make Delhi among the top five corruption-free cities in the world in five years," he said.