Delhi Assembly Polls: In a bid to reach out to voters in the national capital ahead of the Delhi Assembly Polls, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief Arvind Kejriwal on Friday launched the ‘Bachat Patra’ campaign aimed at highlighting the financial benefits of the schemes brought by his party’s government.
Highlighting the impact of the welfare schemes given by the AAP government in Delhi, Kejriwal asserted that every household in the national capital saves an average of Rs 25,000 a month. He further emphasized that if the party returns to power, its new initiatives will add another Rs 10,000 to people’s savings, party supremo Arvind Kejriwal said on Friday.
“Our volunteers will reach out to people and get them to fill the ‘Bachat Patra,’ in which they will note how much they are saving through our free welfare initiatives,” the former Delhi CM said during the launch of the ‘Bachat Patra’ campaign.
Under the AAP government’s policies, an average Delhi family saves Rs 25,000 per month, and if people bring the party back to power by pressing the button against the ‘jhadhu’ (broom—AAP’s election symbol), then its new schemes will add another Rs 10,000 to this. He said schemes like free bus travel for students, Mahila Samman Yojana, and Sanjeevani Yojana, all proposed in the AAP’s manifesto, are among such initiatives.
With the Union Budget set to be presented on February 1, Kejriwal contrasted the AAP’s policies with the BJP’s approach. “Budgets usually bring inflation and impact household finances. But in Delhi, our government ensures savings for every family. On the other hand, the BJP has repeatedly said it will discontinue these benefits if it comes to power,” he claimed. He also accused the BJP of diverting public funds to benefit its corporate allies.
“We use the budget for the welfare of people while the BJP directs it towards its businessman friends. In Mumbai, they handed over Dharavi land to one of their associates. In Delhi, their goal is to grab land and not to serve people,” he said.
Delhi is set to go to polls on February 5, and counting of votes will take place on February 8. In the upcoming polls, the national capital is set to witness a three-cornered battle. AAP is seeking a third consecutive term in office while the BJP is attempting to regain power in the national capital for the first time since 1998.
(With agency Inputs)