The BJP’s Gujarat government budget is a betrayal of every section – Kejriwal

• There is nothing in the budget for schools, hospitals, roads, farmers, traders, women, youth or any section – Kejriwal
• BJP leaders are arrogant, believing Congress is in their pocket; where will the people go if they leave Congress, so why work? – Kejriwal
• If the “AAP” government in Punjab can do many things including ₹10 lakh health insurance in just 4 years, why couldn’t the BJP government do it in 30 years? – Kejriwal
• Disappointed with Congress and BJP, the people of Gujarat are looking at “AAP” with hope and will take revenge by bringing change – Kejriwal
• The BJP, ruling Gujarat for the last 30 years, knows Congress is with it, so who will oppose? – Bhagwant Singh Mann

Gujarat/New Delhi, February 2026 : The Aam Aadmi Party launched a sharp attack on the BJP’s Gujarat government for ignoring the common people in its budget. “AAP” national convener Arvind Kejriwal said the budget is a betrayal of every section. There is nothing in the budget for schools, hospitals, roads, farmers, traders, women, youth or any section. He said Congress is in the BJP’s pocket; people will not vote for Congress. Therefore the BJP has become arrogant, thinking why it needs to work—where will people go if they leave it? This budget shows the arrogance of the BJP government. Disappointed with Congress and BJP, the people of Gujarat are looking at the Aam Aadmi Party with great hope and will take revenge by bringing change.

Arvind Kejriwal said the Gujarat budget came two–three days ago. People have many expectations from the budget. A common household’s budget largely depends on the government budget. What will become cheaper or costlier, what will happen to education and health—everything is decided by the budget. It is sad to say that there is nothing for common people in this budget of the Gujarat BJP government. There is nothing for education, health, roads, farmers, traders, women or unemployed youth.

He said the Gujarat Assembly election will be held in about one and three-quarter years. Usually, when elections approach, ruling parties fear the public and offer some facilities to win votes. The Gujarat government does not care about people’s votes. On the other hand, the AAP government in Punjab has given ₹10 lakh health insurance to every family. Very few people buy insurance of ₹10 lakh. With this amount, even a poor person can get treatment at top hospitals like Fortis and Max. In 75 years of independent India, no government ever gave health insurance of up to ₹10 lakh to common people, but the AAP government showed it could be done in just four years. The BJP has ruled Gujarat for 30 years but could not provide such a facility. If AAP can do it in four years, the BJP should have done it by now.

Kejriwal said a BJP leader told him there is no need to give any health insurance in Gujarat because where will people go if they leave the BJP? Such is the arrogance. The BJP knows people see that Congress is in its pocket; people hate Congress and do not want to vote for it. Hence the BJP feels it need not do anything and the entire budget is meant only for loot. In Punjab under AAP, 24-hour electricity has begun, roads have improved, and farmers now get eight hours of power during the day.

He said that under BJP rule in Gujarat, electricity comes at random and roads are in bad shape; a 90-km journey takes 3–4 hours. We have reached the 21st century but could not increase road speeds. Education and health are in poor condition, and farmers lack irrigation water. When AAP formed the government in Punjab in 2022, only 23% of fields had irrigation water; after four years it has reached 67%. The truth is the BJP does not feel the need to work in Gujarat. That is why people are looking at AAP with hope; wherever they go, a storm is building.

Kejriwal said AAP leaders come from ordinary homes—Isudan Gadhvi was a journalist, Gopal Italia was a small police employee; leaders like Chaitar Vasava, Pravin Ram and Manoj Sorathiya are ordinary people. The public sees hope in them. On the other hand, there is no BJP or Congress leader today whom people look at with hope, not even the BJP chief minister. When AAP leaders go live on social media, they get a million views within an hour; if the BJP were running a good government, AAP would get no views.

He said the people of Gujarat are fed up with BJP and Congress. The BJP has started insulting Gujarat’s self-respect, which people will not tolerate. A person may eat one roti less, but will not tolerate insult. When farmers raise their voices, false cases are filed and they are jailed for months. Yet the BJP says people will still vote for it. This time they will not. The Gujarat budget shows the arrogance of the BJP government and insults the people; the public will respond in elections.

During this, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann said budgets run into lakhs and crores, but are not used for common people. This time the Union and Gujarat budgets are similar—there is nothing for common people, farmers, women, the poor, small traders or shopkeepers. When there is no opposition, such budgets come. The BJP has ruled Gujarat for 30 years and knows there is effectively no opposition; Congress is with them, sharing business interests.

Bhagwant Mann said everyone pays tax—from tea ingredients to phone calls, motorcycles, vegetables, even electricity while sleeping. Where does this money go, since common people never get it back?

He said when Kejriwal took charge in Delhi, the budget was ₹30,000 crore and became ₹66,000 crore by the time he left; Delhi got 24-hour power, schools improved, fee hikes were stopped, infrastructure was upgraded, and government schools even got swimming pools and lifts.

Mann said people like paying taxes when the money returns as roads, schools, hospitals, mohalla clinics, jobs and employment. Gujarat has a one-way system where money goes out and does not return to people.

He detailed Punjab’s policies: zero electricity bills for 90% homes, purchase of a private thermal plant, free daytime power for tubewells, Aam Aadmi Clinics, a ₹10 lakh health scheme for 65 lakh families, massive road rebuilding with maintenance guarantees, compensation for martyred police personnel, closure of 19 toll plazas saving ₹67 lakh daily, no new taxes, Schools of Eminence, overseas training for teachers, and efficient budgeting.

Mann said all this happens because the intent is right. AAP leaders are non-political people forced into politics. Good intent saves money, which is then used for public welfare. A country should run like a family, but today a few families are getting very rich while the poor get poorer.

He concluded that Gujarat’s budget has nothing. With no opposition, the ruling party and the main opposition are playing together. AAP is the party of common people. The change seen in Punjab must come to Gujarat and the country. He criticised the Centre for talking about being a “world guru” while people lack jobs and food, and said diversity is India’s strength—every region should be allowed to flourish.