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DELHI: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday evening spoke critically
about the Central government's 'Smart Cities' project while speaking at a CII
meet. Contrasting the quality of cleanliness and infrastructure in India's
national capital with its counterparts in other developing countries, Kejriwal
said the latter fared better and implied that amid talk of making hundreds of
cities 'smart', it was essential to make Delhi a 'Smart City' and 'World Class'
city first.
"Delhi is the country's national capital. All of you may have traveled in various countries—developed countries, developing countries. Even the national capitals of developing countries have better infrastructure and cleanliness. When we come to Delhi, we don't feel as much pride in calling it the national capital," Kejriwal rued.
"Delhi is the country's national capital. All of you may have traveled in various countries—developed countries, developing countries. Even the national capitals of developing countries have better infrastructure and cleanliness. When we come to Delhi, we don't feel as much pride in calling it the national capital," Kejriwal rued.
But that was not all. A few minutes later, he
directed his critical attention towards Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 'Smart
Cities' project. "We keep talking about smart cities. 100 Cities will be
made, 200 will be made. I think (let's make) Delhi, country's national capital,
a smart city. So, today, I have come to invite you for this.
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