New Delhi

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convener Arvind Kejriwal on Monday criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Delhi government over a newly built road in Lakhangarh and an alleged incident in which a Delhi PWD Minister Parvesh Verma slapped a young man, Saheb Singh. 

He explained the way to connect with the Gen Z of the country is by arresting the minister. 

In a video posted on X with the caption "Modi ji, let me tell you how you can connect with Gen Z? But you won't do this", Kejriwal said the Prime Minister's efforts to reach out to young people were falling short.

"You do all kinds of drama to connect with Gen Z. Sometimes you make a reel at 12 in the night, sometimes you go to bhajan clubbing, still Gen Z is not able to connect with you. Have you ever thought why? I will tell you why," he said.

Kejriwal alleged that the road built by the Rekha Gupta government had started breaking up soon after its construction.

"The Rekha Gupta government made a road yesterday in Lakhangarh, and the people there showed how that road is breaking with just their hands. One of your ministers was available there and slapped a Gen Z guy," he said.

"Arrest the minister today. Whoever was involved in the corruption on this road, arrest them. If you do these things, you won't need to make reels at night or go to bhajan clubbing. They will automatically connect with you," Kejriwal added.

The AAP leader also alleged that Delhi Police had been asked to shield the minister. He also said that the citizens of the country expect honesty from you. 

"If you save your minister, as I am being told that orders have been given from above to the police to save the minister, and expect that the citizens will connect with you, it won't happen. The citizens of your country expect honesty and straightforwardness from you," he said.

Later, the same day, while talking to the reporters, he said he would visit Tilak Nagar later in the day over the alleged slapping of a youth by Delhi PWD Minister Parvesh Verma during a road inspection, and urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to take action against the minister and officials responsible for the road construction.

Reacting to a video purportedly showing Verma slapping Saheb Singh, who is associated with AAP MLA Jarnail Singh's team, Kejriwal said, “I am heading to Tilak Nagar at 4:30 pm regarding this matter. The road they (Delhi government) constructed there was already falling apart, crumbling, as everyone saw in videos yesterday. Meanwhile, one of their ministers actually slapped a young man." 

Earlier, AAP leaders had staged a protest on Sunday demanding registration of an FIR against Verma. Delhi Police detained AAP Delhi president Saurabh Bharadwaj, AAP MLA Kuldeep Kumar and other party workers during the demonstration.

Verma, however, denied the allegations and claimed that AAP workers abused his family and misbehaved with them. In a video statement on X, he alleged that supporters of Jarnail Singh verbally abused his family.

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Verma also alleged that the AAP MLA demanded commissions from officials involved in road projects and said that any attempt to obstruct government work or damage property would not be tolerated.He further claimed that an official complaint and an FIR had already been registered against the MLA and his associates over alleged obstruction of public works.