As campaigning for the Delhi assembly polls heats up, AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday cautioned voters, claiming six-hour power outages will resume in the national capital if the BJP comes to power. Addressing a 'janasabha' in the Adarsh Nagar constituency, he emphasised the transformation of Delhi under his leadership.
Talking about electricity supply, he said, "Today, Delhi gets 24 hours of electricity. Ten years ago, there used to be six-hour power cuts. BJP governs 20 states, yet none of them gets 24-hour electricity. If you press the wrong button, Delhi will return to six-hour power cuts. The moment you press 'Kamal ka button', electricity will be gone before you reach home." He also underscored Delhi's affordable electricity rates. "In Gujarat, a 400-unit bill amounts to Rs 4,500. But if you press the wrong button here, soon you'll be paying Rs 10,000 for electricity," Kejriwal warned.
Earlier, addiressing a press conference, Kejriwal described the BJP's election manifestos as "dangerous for the country" and said it wants to dismantle free health services and education in government schools. AAP chief accused the BJP of revealing its "true intentions" in the manifestos and warned voters against supporting the party. "If the BJP comes to power, they will stop free education, end free health facilities and make it difficult for the poor to survive in Delhi. This is a direct attack on the welfare of the common man," he said.
Targeting the BJP for writing in its manifesto that free education will be provided to needy students in government institutes, Kejriwal alleged it implies the BJP plans to stop the facility for all students. "BJP's manifesto restricts free education to only “needy” students. This means parents of other students will have to run after their leaders to avail free education for their children. This is their true intention. They want to end free education for all," Kejriwal alleged.
The AAP supremo said a total of 1.8 million children currently benefit from the free education provided in the government schools under his party's governance. BJP's scheme will end the free education being provided to these children, he alleged.
Kejriwal further claimed the BJP in its first manifesto announced plans to shut Mohalla Clinics, adding that doing so would burden families with additional expense as they would have to depend on private hospitals and schools which charge hefty amounts.