AAP, Congress accuse BJP govt. of reneging on key electoral promises after 100 days of staying in power
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and the Congress on Friday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in Delhi of 'backtracking' on key poll promises like ₹2,500 monthly support for women, permanent jobs for bus marshals, and rolling back private school fee hikes, in its first 100 days in power.
'All they have done is dismantle AAP's welfare schemes,' AAP Delhi president Saurabh Bharadwaj said, citing the alleged halting of the Farishtey scheme under which accident victims were treated free of cost at private hospitals, and the closure of Mohalla Clinics.
'They promised free LPG cylinders during Holi and Deepavali. Holi is over, and not one free cylinder has been distributed. Instead of lowering prices to ₹500 as promised, they have hiked them by ₹50,' he said.
In a letter to Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, Mr. Bharadwaj said AAP MLAs had compiled a '100-day report card' after speaking with Delhi residents. 'The public is suffering. Power cuts are frequent, electricity prices have surged, school fees are rising arbitrarily, and water supply is deteriorating,' he said.
Delhi Congress president Devender Yadav echoed the criticism, and said, 'A green and healthy Delhi under Sheila Dikshit was made sick in AAP's first term, sent to the ICU in the second, and now the BJP has put it on a ventilator within 100 days.'
In response, Delhi BJP president Virendra Sachdeva said, 'The previous AAP government announced a women pension scheme while presenting the 2024-25 budget in Delhi, but never implemented it.'
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