Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal Monday (30 September) stirred up a new controversy by criticising people from outside Delhi, especially from Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, for coming to the capital city for medical treatment, India Today reported.

He claimed that Delhi had enough hospitals to treat the population of Delhi but the inflow from other states for cheaper or free medical services was delaying the treatment of locals.

News agency ANI tweeted a video wherein the Delhi CM is heard saying, “One person from Bihar buys a ticket to Delhi for Rs 500, returns after availing free treatment worth Rs 5 lakhs.”

“While it makes us happy as they are people of our own country, but Delhi has its own capacity. How can Delhi serve people of the entire country?” Kejriwal asked.