Also Promised For Free Electricity!
On Wednesday, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) convener and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal promised free pilgrimage for senior citizens in AC trains to various religious places, including Ayodhya, if the AAP was voted to power in Gujarat, and accused the BJP of "failure" on multiple fronts during its nearly three-decade-old rule in the state.
He also promised free electricity, band better schools, and hospitals if the AAP forms the next government in Gujarat, where the Assembly polls are due by the year-end.
Addressing a rally in Rajkot city, Mr. Kejriwal accused the BJP of "failing" on education, health, and employment fronts in Gujarat during its long rule in the state.
According to the statement, it read," Though the BJP has been in power for 27 years in Gujarat, it has never sent a single person on pilgrimage. Did they send anyone to Ayodhya all these years? In Delhi, the AAP government has sent 50,000 elderly citizens on pilgrimage in just three years. We sent them to places like Mathura, Haridwar, and Vrindavan under our scheme without charging anything" he said.
"If voted to power in Gujarat, we will take each elderly citizen to religious places for free. We will send them in air-conditioned trains and arrange their stay in air-conditioned hotel rooms," said Mr. Kejriwal while addressing the gathering.
He added, "I have been informed that government schools are in a bad shape in Gujarat. The situation was similar in Delhi before we came to power. But, we have made our schools world-class in just five years. Nearly 4 lakh children of rich people have left private schools and taken admission in government-run schools," the AAP convener claimed.
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