"You don't have guts...": Sandeep Dikshit challenges Kejriwal for debate, claims to expose his "manufactured lies"

New Delhi [India], January 29 : Sandeep Dikshit, Congress candidate from the New Delhi assembly constituency has challenged Aam Admi Party (AAP) national convenor Arvind Kejriwal for an open public debate at Jantar Mantar on January 31.
Dikshit is up against Kejriwal from the New Delhi seat in the Delhi Assembly Polls. Bharatiya Janata Party has fielded Parvesh Verma from the seat.
In a letter addressed to Arvind Kejriwal, Dikshit said that ever since he had been declared a candidate of the Indian National Congress for the New Delhi seat, he has constantly challenged Kejriwal on various claims that he is making regarding his work as Chief Minister of Delhi and MLA from New Delhi.
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"I have systematically- using Delhi Government data - not only questioned but also shown your various claims to be either totally false or huge exaggerations, bordering on being lies," he said.
Lamenting Kejriwal further, Dikshit said he knows Kejriwal "doesn't have the guts" to face the truth and will "never dare" to stand where his "manufactured lies" will get come out in public.
He added that the debate will be held between 2-3 pm at Jantar Mantar on January 31.
"I was hoping that as (former) Chief Minister of Delhi, you would respond to these questions on your own, or in any public appearance or in a debate where we could come together on a common platform. I have also challenged you for such a debate many times, fully knowing that you don't have the guts to face the truth and you will never dare to stand where your manufactured lies, with which you have been misleading the people of Delhi, are shown to be lies. However, I was hoping against hope. Now that we are moving towards the last leg of this election, and once again you have started your old rhetoric of total lies and ventured into charging everyone else of being corrupt, it's time to call you out for what you are a coward and a cheat," Dikshit said.
"I am inviting you to an open public debate between 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM at Jantar Mantar on 31 January 2025. I will wait for you to come there and debate out on all that you have been highlighting as achievements," the Congress candidate said.
Stating he would use the Delhi government's data in the debate, Dikshit urged Kejriwal to come up with 'information' as the debate will be based on "factual reliable data" and not on the "chimerics" of the former Delhi Chief Minister.
"I would urge and advise you to bring in information and data on any claim you make, for I shall use your own government's documents to show whether you are right or you are wrong. The only rule in this debate shall be that every point made and every counterpoint made has to be based on factual reliable data, and not on your chimerics," he added.
The Delhi Assembly elections will take place on February 5, with the counting of votes scheduled for February 8.
A total of 699 candidates are contesting for 70 seats in the Delhi Assembly.
The Congress party, which held power in Delhi for 15 years, has faced major setbacks in the past two elections, while AAP has secured overwhelming victories in 2015 and 2020.