Only 20-30% Corruption In Delhi Now, Says Kejriwal. Gives Daughter’s Case As Example

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Only 20-30% Corruption In Delhi Now, Says Kejriwal. Gives Daughter’s Case As Example


Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal seems to be in a self-evaluation mode for his government these days. On Sunday, May 17, Kejriwal claimed that corruption had come down by "70-80%" after the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) started ruling the state, citing an example of his daughter testing an official with a "bribe" offer. Speaking at a public meeting with auto-rickshaw drivers in Burari area of Outer Delhi, Kejriwal, while acknowledging that the state is yet to be corruption free said, "I will not say that we have completely ended corruption in Delhi but it has come down by 70-80%."



During its election campaign, corruption was one of the major issues AAP sought to curb once voted to power. On April 5, the AAP government re-launched its anti-corruption helpline 1031 and asked people to send sting videos of corrupt officials. The helpline has received over 1.25 lakh calls.

Kejriwal seems to be satisfied with the deliverance of his government. The chief minister narrated his daughter's experience of applying for a learner's driving license and how she found out that officials were now wary of taking bribe.

"My daughter went to get her learner's driving license. I could have called the department and officers could have made it for me. But my daughter went to the office and waited for her turn. She told the officer (without revealing her identity) that she is not carrying one of the certificates which were required and the officer declined to make her license," he said.

"She further tried to bribe him by offering money. As she offered money (to test him), this officer started looking at her phone to find out if she was making a video. My daughter insisted that it was urgent and she was ready to pay any amount but the officer refused it," Kejriwal said.

The CM told the gathering that after a few minutes, his daughter returned to the officer and gave him her documents.

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