Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief Arvind Kejriwal unveiled the party’s manifesto on Monday ahead of the Delhi assembly elections scheduled for next month. The manifesto outlines several key promises, including guaranteed employment for youth, the ‘Mahila Samman Yojana,’ and free medical treatment for senior citizens. Additionally, it pledges free bus travel for students and a 50% discount on metro fares if the party returns to power.
“We coined the term ‘guarantee’ first in the country. After us, the BJP stole it, but the difference is, we fulfil our guarantees, and they do not,” he said at the menifesto launch. The manifesto outlines 15 guarantees, with Kejriwal promising “robust” job creation for Delhi residents as his first guarantee.
The second guarantee, under the Mahila Samman Yojana, assures monthly financial support of ₹2,100 for women. For senior citizens, the Sanjeevani Yojana will provide free healthcare facilities. The fourth guarantee promises to waive outstanding “hiked” water bills, while the fifth guarantee is of round-the-clock supply of clean drinking water to every household in the national capital.Among other key promises is a commitment to clean the polluted Yamuna River and make Delhi’s roads world-class.
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The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) released the third part of its manifesto for the February 5 Delhi assembly elections on Saturday, promising ownership rights in 1,700 unauthorised colonies and cleaning Yamuna in three years if voted to power.
Free treatment of up to ₹5 lakh under the Ayushman Scheme will be implemented in the first cabinet itself. An additional ₹5 lakh worth of free treatment will be provided by the Delhi government, which makes it a total of ₹10 lakh, union home minister Amit Shah said.