India, Jan. 1 -- Delhi Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Virendra Sachdeva on Wednesday criticised Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief Arvind Kejriwal, urging him to "stop making false promises" and "playing with the sentiments of Delhi's women, elders, and religious communities."

In an apparent reference to the AAP's announcements in the run-up to the Delhi elections, promising free healthcare for the elderly and a monthly pension for women and priests, Sachedva wrote to Kejriwal, asking the former Delhi chief minister to make a New Year's resolution to "give up his bad habit of lying and cheating."

The AAP hit back, alleging that the BJP is "rattled" by Kejriwal's guarantees for women and priests and is lashing out at the former Delhi CM...