AAP vows free power, cash for women in poll-bound Haryana

Panchkula, July 20

Delhi Chief Minister and AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal’s wife Sunita Kejriwal on Saturday launched ‘Kejriwal’s five guarantees’ for poll-bound Haryana, promising free electricity; mohalla clinics in every village and city; Rs 1,000 per month aid to every woman; employment for youth; and better and free education. The Haryana Assembly elections are due later this year.

Besides Sunita Kejriwal, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann and AAP MPs Sanjay Singh and Sandeep Pathak were also present during the launch of the guarantees here. The party’s local leaders gathered in a large number and raised pro-party slogans.

Calling Kejriwal ‘Haryana ka lal’, Sunita said the AAP supremo had started his political career from ‘zero’ and changed the country’s political scenario. She said, “Kejriwal is known for his people-centric work, both in Delhi and in Punjab. But he has been thrown behind the bars in a fake case.”

‘Haryana ka lal’

Arvind Kejriwal was born and brought up in Haryana. He is ‘Haryana ka lal’. He is known for his people-centric work, both in Delhi and in Punjab. — Sunita Kejriwal, Delhi CM’s wife

Will deliver

Nearly 90% of the households in Punjab do not have to pay electricity bills… Aam Aadmi Party will deliver on its guarantees in Haryana as well. — Bhagwant Mann, Punjab CM

Speaking about AAP’s guarantees, she said the party aimed to provide free round-the-clock electricity to all households and would build mohalla clinics in every village and ward. She said if the party was voted to power, the condition of government schools would also be improved and employment provided to unemployed youth.

Haryana AAP chief Sushil Gupta said other parties had failed to provide people with basic amenities in the state. “The BJP-led state government has failed to provide round-the-clock electricity supply. It has not been able to provide drinking water to all households. Moreover, unemployment in the state is at an all-time high and youth are being forced to go abroad for jobs. The BJP has been just indulging in politics on the caste and religion lines,” he said. He lauded the AAP-led Delhi Government for providing better facilities in schools and other sectors.

Party MP Sanjay Singh targeted the BJP government in the state over several issues, including the Agnipath scheme for short-term military recruitment.

Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann said his government in the neighbouring state had provided 43,000 jobs. He said, “Nearly 90 per cent of the households in Punjab do not have to pay electricity bills and we are providing electricity for 11 to 12 hours. We abolished former MLAs’ multiple pensions after coming to power. We also shut down 17 toll plazas that were running despite the expiry of the agreements. We will deliver on our guarantees in Haryana as well.”