Delhi Chief Minister and AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday announced “Kejriwal ki Guarantee”, listing 10 “guarantees” that will be fulfilled if his party comes to power. Lok Sabha elections in Delhi is slated to be held in the sixth phase on May 25.
The promise also included “free” Indian land from Chinese occupation, if the INDIA bloc formed government at the Centre, attainment of statehood for Delhi, 24/7 power supply, free education if the INDIA bloc, which formed to take on the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance in the Lok Sabha polls, is voted to power.
Addressing a press conference on Sunday, Kejriwal said people will have to choose between “Modi ki Guarantee” and “Kejriwal ki guarantee”, adding that the latter is a “brand”.
On the announcement of his guarantees, Kejriwal said, “I have not discussed with my INDIA bloc partners about this. I will press upon my INDIA bloc partners to fulfill these guarantees.”
“I assure you that after the INDIA bloc government is formed, I will ensure that these are fulfilled,” he said further.
Kejriwal said that the AAP has fulfilled its “guarantees” of free power, good schools and Mohalla Clinics in Delhi, while claiming that PM Modi has not fulfilled his “guarantees”.
The Delhi CM said that “Kejriwal ki Guarantee” includes 24X7 power supply, good education and health facilities, and arranging two crore jobs for youths every year. He also promised to end the Agniveer scheme and ensure that farmers get Minimum Support Price (MSP) for their crops as per the Swaminathan Commission’s report.
“We worked on management to ensure 24×7 power supply in Punjab and Delhi. We can do it in the entire country. The government schools in the country are in a bad shape. We will arrange good quality education across the country. We know how to do it,” he said.
“These 10 guarantees are the vision for a new India. Many of these things should have happened in the last 75 years. For some reasons, it didn’t happen. Some of these things are very basic, without which no country can become powerful. It’s like laying the foundation of a nation. This work will be completed on war footing in the next 5 years,” he said.
On Kejriwal’s guarantee of freeing Indian land from Chinese control, he said, “The country is above all else. China has encroached upon our land. Whenever we ask the centre, it says no one has come into our land, nothing happened. Everyone knows, the whole world knows, this is the era of satellite images, and how China has encroached. Hiding it will not solve the problem.”
“Our Army is very strong, give them the independence to do their job. For this, diplomatic efforts will be made and the army will be given complete independence,” he added.
Attacking the BJP, Kejriwal said that the saffron party inducts all corrupt into their party.
“BJP’s washing machine will be dismantled publicly. We will come up with a system for hassle-free trade and business in the country,” he said.
Kejriwal was granted interim bail till June 1 by the Supreme Court in connection with the Delhi excise policy scam case. A day after his release from Tihar jail, the Delhi CM said said the INDIA bloc will form next the government and his AAP will be part of it.
Meanwhile, addressing MLAs of his party following a meeting in Delhi, Kejriwal claimed that the BJP’s plan was to topple the AAP governments in Punjab and Delhi after his arrest but this did not fructify.