NEW DELHI: The Delhi chief minister
Arvind Kejriwal
, freshly out on bail from
Tihar jail
, held a
press conference
on Sunday. There, he announced "Kejriwal ki guarantee" as a direct counter to "Modi ki guarantee."
The Aam Aadmi Party convenor also took a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi and asked who would fulfill his guarantee once he steps down.
In his media interaction, Delhi CM Kejriwal made poll promises, saying, "Today we are going to announce '10 guarantees of Kejriwal for' the
Lok Sabha Elections
2024. This was delayed due to my arrest but there are still many phases of elections left. I have not discussed it with the rest of the INDIA bloc but this is like a guarantee that no one will have any problems with. I take this guarantee that after the INDIA bloc comes to power, I will make sure that these guarantees are implemented."
Here are the 10 guarantees promised by Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal:
- "Out of the 10 guarantees, our first guarantee is 24/7 electricity nationwide. With our surplus capacity to generate 3 lakh MW against a demand of 2 lakh MW, we've proven it in Delhi and Punjab. We commit to extending free electricity up to 200 units for the poor across India, costing Rs 1.25 lakh crore."
- "Our second guarantee is that we will arrange good and excellent free education for everyone. Government schools will provide a better education than private schools. We have done it in Delhi and Punjab. Rs 5 lakh crores will be required for this. State governments will give Rs 2.5 lakh crores and central government will give Rs 2.5 crore for this."
- "Presently, our country's government hospitals are in dire straits. Our third guarantee is to revolutionise healthcare. We'll ensure quality treatment for all, establishing Mohalla clinics in every village and locality, upgrading district hospitals to multi-speciality hospitals. Every citizen will receive free treatment, without the complications of insurance, which often leads to scams. We'll invest Rs 5 lakh crore in healthcare infrastructure."
- "Our fourth guarantee is 'Nation first'. China has occupied our land but our central govt is denying it...There is a lot of strength in our army. All the land of the country which has been occupied by China will be freed. For this, efforts will be made at the diplomatic level on one side and the Army will be given complete freedom to take whatever steps it wants to take regarding this...A scheme like Agniveer is harmful for the army and the youth are also troubled by it. The Agniveer scheme will be withdrawn."
- Efforts will be undertaken diplomatically while granting the military full autonomy to take necessary actions. Schemes like Agniveer, deemed detrimental to both the army and the youth, will be discontinued.
- "Our sixth guarantee is for farmers. You can give a life of dignity to the farmers, if you are paying them full prices for their crops. Based on Swaminathan report, farmers will be provided full prices for their crops based on MSP."
- "Our seventh guarantee is that Delhi will be granted statehood, a right long overdue for the people of Delhi for many decades."
- "Our eighth guarantee focuses on tackling unemployment head-on. We are committed to generating 20 million job opportunities within the coming year, effectively working towards eliminating unemployment."
- "Our ninth guarantee aims to eradicate corruption, which remains an important issue in our country. The BJP's "washing machine" stands out as a prime example of corruption, and we are determined to address and eliminate it."
- "We promise to ease the GST process by removing it from PMLA and simplifying its structure."
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