As the Delhi assembly elections draw near, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has unveiled its latest set of promises, reiterating its faith in offering freebies towards garnering of votes.
According to newly released guarantee card, the party has laid out 15 additional guarantees, including a monthly monetary benefit of Rs 2100 for every woman under the Mahila Samman Yojana, free medical services for citizens above 60 years at both government and private hospitals under the Sanjeevani Yojana, and financial assistance of Rs 1 lakh for the wedding of auto drivers’ daughters, along with free coaching for their children.
Furthermore, AAP plans to focus on addressing unemployment while ensuring that its existing programmes, such as free electricity, free pilgrimage services, free bus travel for women, and free treatment at Mohalla Clinics, remain in place.
The party promises Rs 10 lakh life insurance and Rs 5 lakh accident insurance for auto and e-rickshaw drivers, along with a Rs 18,000 allowance for Pujaris and Granthis under a new scheme.
The party also guarantees a waiver of inflated water bills, 24×7 access to clean drinking water in every household, a cleaner Yamuna, roads built to European standards, and scholarships under the Dr. Ambedkar Scholarship Yojana. Other pledges include free bus travel for all students, a 50 per cent concession on metro fares, and the replacement of old and blocked sewage lines.
“The Delhi govt will open the window to get new ration cards, and RWAs to be given special funds to appoint and maintain independent security guards,” the guarantee card reads.
The 70-member Legislative Assembly in Delhi is scheduled to go for polls on February 5, 2025. Besides the ruling AAP, the BJP and the Congress are the main contenders. Over the years, AAP has seen a decline in winning seats in 2020 as compared to 2015. The party won 67 seats in Delhi for the year 2015 and 62 in 2020.
