India, Feb. 15 -- Outgoing Delhi chief minister Atishi on Friday said that the Delhi government's budget increased from Rs.31,000 crore in 2014-15 to Rs.77,000 crore in 2024-25 under the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government, adding that the AAP is handing over a budget marked by strong economic growth to the new Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government. She said the BJP must fulfil all its electoral promises without making excuses about funds by citing a financial crisis in the Delhi government.

In response, the BJP MP from South Delhi, Ramvir Singh Bidhuri, said that the AAP government emptied Delhi's treasury over the years and Atishi's claims of economic health is the "biggest lie." "Recently, the AAP government sought a loan of Rs.10,000 ...