New Delhi [India], January 18 (ANI): Congress leader and candidate from the New Delhi Assembly seat Sandeep Dikshit on Saturday hit out at the Bharatiya Janata Party over their manifesto for Delhi assembly elections.
Dikshit claimed that the BJP Manifesto is just a copy-paste and they have picked up running schemes of Karnataka and Telangana. He further said that these schemes are not going to affect a lot of people.
Speaking to ANI, Sandeep Dikshit said, “All this is just a copy of here and there. The Indira Rasoi that is running in Karnataka and before that in Telangana has been a very popular scheme of the Congress. They have copied that…In New Delhi, the slum dwellers were picked up and thrown out. Who will take care of them? These schemes are not going to affect a lot of people, there will not be much of a difference by this. This scheme of giving subsidized cylinders is a scheme of Congress. We should ask the BJP why don’t they announce it all over India…”
On Friday, BJP launched the party’s ‘Sankalp Patra’ for the Delhi assembly elections with a key focus on improving healthcare, empowering women, supporting senior citizens, and ensuring better access to essential services.
The party pledged to roll out new schemes and enhance existing ones to create a more inclusive and supportive environment for the people of Delhi.
Bharatiya Janata Party’s National President and Union Minister JP Nadda launched the party’s Delhi Assembly election manifesto on Friday.
Among the major promises, the BJP announced a series of welfare initiatives for women, starting with the provision of six nutritional kits and Rs 21,000 in financial assistance under the Matritva Suraksha Yojana to ensure the health and well-being of pregnant women. To support low-income families, the BJP promised to provide LPG cylinders at Rs 500 to women from such households. The party also committed to offering one free cylinder each on the occasions of Holi and Deepawali.
The manifesto also highlighted the party’s focus on healthcare, with a promise to implement the central government’s Ayushman Bharat Yojana in Delhi, providing free treatment up to Rs 5 lakh. The state government would add another Rs 5 lakh cover for low-income households, ensuring comprehensive medical care. For senior citizens, the BJP promised to introduce several initiatives, including free OPD and diagnostic services for all individuals aged 70 and above. Additionally, the party will provide Rs 10 lakh health cover and increase the senior citizen’s pension from Rs 2,000 to Rs 2,500 for those aged 60-70.
However, ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) reacted sharply to the poll promises made by BJP and claimed that the ruling party at the Centre is following Arvind Kejriwal’s governance model.
“BJP has openly accepted that Kejriwal is running many welfare schemes in Delhi that are benefiting the families of BJP members also,” a post by Arvind Kejriwal’s X account read.
The post further read that the work of AAP is such that even their “opponents praise it.”
“We don’t know how to do politics; we know how to work. And we do such work that even our opponents praise it,” the post added.
The Delhi Assembly elections are going to be held in a single phase on February 5, with counting to be done on February 8. (ANI)
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