In the run-up to the Delhi Assembly polls, political parties are making all-out efforts to woo the voters in the national capital. On Thursday, the Congress announced that if voted to power, it will provide 300 units of free electricity, LPG cylinders at Rs 500, and free ration kits.
While addressing a press conference, Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy introduced the ‘Mehngai Mukt’ Yojana, promising that the grand old party will fulfill its five guarantees if it is elected to power in the national capital.
The latest announcements came a week after the Congress promised to provide Rs 2,500 to every woman if voted to power. This scheme was seen as the grand old party’s major step to woo the women voters and counter the Aam Aadmi Party’s (AAP) promises ahead of Assembly polls. On January 8, the Congress announced another scheme called ‘Jeevan Raksha Yojana,’ where free health cover up to Rs 25 lakh was promised.
Addressing a press conference, Reddy announced the guarantees and urged Delhi voters to choose the Congress in the upcoming elections, and promised to implement five key guarantees. Reddy also slammed the Modi and Kejriwal governments for doing nothing to improve the living conditions of the national capital despite being in power 3 times.
“There is no difference between Modi and Kejriwal, their names are different but their actions are the same – lying. Modi has been the PM three times, Kejriwal has been the CM three times, but what have they done for Delhi? Today, Delhi is not suitable for living. I request the people of Delhi in this election to make Congress win, we will implement the five guarantees,” he said.
On January 12, Congress unveiled its third guarantee scheme called ‘Yuva Udaan Yojana’, promising to give a monthly stipend of Rs 8,500 to educated unemployed youth in Delhi for one year, if the party won the next month’s Assembly polls. On January 8, Congress announced its second guarantee scheme for Delhiites ‘Jeevan Raksha Yojana’, promising to provide Rs 25 lakh health cover. On January 6, Congress unveiled its first guarantee scheme for Delhiites called the “Pyari Didi” scheme, promising to provide Rs 2,500 to women.
Delhi will go to the polls in a single phase on February 5. The votes will be counted on February 8. The last date for filing nominations is January 17. The date for scrutiny of nominations is January 18. The last date for withdrawal of candidature is January 20.
The Congress, which was in power for 15 consecutive years in Delhi, has suffered setbacks in the last two assembly elections and has failed to win any seat. In contrast, the AAP eyeing a third term will go to the public, boosting its ‘performance’ in education and the health sector. AAP won 62 out of the 70 seats in the 2020 assembly elections, and BJP secured eight seats.
