Punjab Polls: Arvind Kejriwal Promised to give Free Education to the SC community

Delhi CM ensured to give "five guarantees" to the Scheduled Caste community

Chandigarh: Punjab Election Polls are arriving soon. So, to bid to woo the Scheduled Caste community ahead of Punjab assembly polls, AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal promised to provide free education to their children, besides bearing their coaching fees for higher studies, if his party comes to power.

Delhi Chief Minister Mr Kejriwal addressed a gathering of Scheduled Caste in the Hoshiarpur district. He also accused Charanjit Singh Channi of playing "vote bank politics" as the Punjab chief minister belonged to the same community.

Despite that, Mr Channi is the first Punjab chief minister who belongs to the SC community. The state has a nearly 32 per cent Dalit population.

AAP Convener Mr Kejriwal asked the SC gathering to vote for the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) for once, saying they had given many chances to the rival political parties-Congress and the Shiromani Akali Dal. He also ensured to give almost "five guarantees" to the Scheduled Caste community for the betterment of the state and their community.

Delhi CM also mentioned, the AAP government will provide the best education to the children belonging to the SC community free of charge if voted to power in the Punjab assembly polls due early next year.

"If a child belonging to the SC community wants to coaching, as we did in Delhi, for engineering, medical education, railway, IAS or any paper, his/her entire fee will be borne by the Punjab government," he promised.

If a child of the SC community wishes to go abroad for pursuing graduation and post-graduation, the expenses will be borne by the state government, Mr Kejriwal said.

He also promised that the state government would bear medical expenses on the treatment of any disease being suffered by any member of the SC family, also promised said that each woman above 18-years would get Rs 1,000 per month.