Netizens slam Arvind Kejriwal for losing govt funds on Christmas adverts

On Saturday (December 25), Delhi Chief Minister and AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal got here below fierce criticism for losing the taxpayer’s cash on full-page newspaper commercial. On Christmas day, Arvind Kejriwal has determined to grow to be Santa Claus, guaranteeing that media corporations have a subject day with taxpayers cash being spent on adverts.
In a Twitter thread, activist Vijay Patel shared screenshots of ‘Merry Christmas’ adverts run by the Delhi authorities, not solely in nationwide dailies however native newspapers in a number of states of India. “AdMan Kejriwal is wasting crores of Delhi taxpayer’s money in other states. Please check your local newspaper too!” Kejriwal wrote.
#AdMan Kejriwal is losing crores of Delhi taxpayer’s cash in different states.Please examine your native newspaper too! pic.twitter.com/LLHgWUuCcJ— Vijay Patel🇮🇳 (@vijaygajera) December 25, 2021
Similar front-page adverts in native languages had been revealed by the Kejriwal dispensation within the States of Punjab and Chhatisgarh.
#AdManKejriwal in Chhattisgarh pic.twitter.com/CAX9QmE9Qd— Vijay Patel🇮🇳 (@vijaygajera) December 25, 2021
Vijay Patel additionally shared how each version of Hindi Daily ‘Dainik Jagran’ carried the entrance web page advert of Arvind Kejriwal in poll-bound Uttar Pradesh.
#AdManKejriwal in UP pic.twitter.com/xbA4IXiRCi— Vijay Patel🇮🇳 (@vijaygajera) December 25, 2021
Similar adverts had been revealed in newspapers in Gujarat, Maharashtra, and Rajasthan as properly.
Netizens slam Arvind Kejriwal for losing cash on adverts
“Kejriwal is single-handedly saving newspaper industry by spending 100s of crores on advertising. He is truly supporting one of the pillars of democracy. But haters will keep hating,” a Twitter consumer (@WokePandemic) took potshots on the Arvind Kejriwal dispensation.
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Another consumer identified how all Gujarati newspapers have been carrying the full-page advert by Arvind Kejriwal on the event of Christmas. “Not one but ALL Gujarati newspapers. Surprisingly no local leader’s name or photo, only his highness Sir Arvind Kejriwal’s photo is there,” wrote one other consumer.
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One consumer identified the hypocrisy of Arvind Kejriwal who had earlier criticised the Narendra Modi authorities for alleged ‘ over expenditure on commercials.
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Another consumer requested, “On what basis does the Delhi taxpayer end up footing full-page Christmas Greetings to the people of Gujarat to either publicise Kejriwal or spite Narendra Modi?”
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Delhi govt spent ₹150 crore on adverts within the first 3 months of 2021
Earlier, an RTI reply dated April 08 had revealed that the Arvind Kejriwal-led Delhi authorities spent ₹150 crores from January 2021 to March 2021 on commercials and publicity by way of numerous mediums. The RTI reply uploaded by a Twitter consumer Alok Bhatt revealed Rs 32.52 crores had been spent on adverts by the AAP authorities in January 2021, Rs 25.33 crores had been spent in February 2021 and a whopping Rs 92.48 crores had been spent in March 2021.
This averaged to Rs 1.67 crore each day when the well being infrastructure within the nationwide capital had begun to crumble amid the second wave of coronavirus. The reply specified that the whole expenditure consists of commercials and publicity by way of print media, digital media in addition to the web. Further, Kejriwal authorities has spent over 800 crores in commercial bills in previous two years.