A gaggle of girls from Punjab on Saturday held a protest exterior the residence of AAP Convenor Arvind Kejriwal, alleging that his social gathering had “failed” to honour its promise of offering a month-to-month monetary help of Rs 1,000 to girls within the state.
“Why hasn’t Kejriwal saved the guarantees made to us three years in the past? When will he fulfil them?” shouted the protesting girls.
One protester stated, “We stuffed out a kind for Rs 1,000 three years in the past. It’s been greater than three years, however we nonetheless haven’t acquired any cash.”
Amrinder Singh Raja Warring, a Congress MLA among the many protesters, acknowledged, “Kejriwal promised Rs 1,000 to the ladies of Punjab, however until at present, they’ve acquired nothing. Now, he’s promising Rs 2,100 to the ladies of Delhi.” “We wish to inform the ladies in Delhi by way of this protest that these are simply empty guarantees which are by no means fulfilled,” Warring added.
One other lady protester stated, “We’re right here to demand our rightful dues. We would like justice for the false guarantees made by the AAP authorities in Punjab, which left us disillusioned.”
Congress chief Alok Sharma stated, “The guarantees made by Kejriwal to the ladies of Punjab stay unfulfilled. We’ve come from Punjab to make sure that the ladies of Delhi don’t face the identical destiny.”
The protesters had been holding placards that learn “Sadda haq, itthe rakh,” and “Kya hua tera wada, Kejriwal kya hai tera iradaha.”
This comes after Kejriwal introduced the launch of the Mukhya Mantri Mahila Samman Yojna on December 12, aimed toward offering a month-to-month help of Rs 1,000 to the ladies in Delhi. He additional promised that the quantity can be elevated to Rs 2,100 after the elections on December 12.
This announcement comes as Delhi prepares for meeting elections in February 2025.
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