New Delhi [India], March 9 (ANI): After the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) launched its political campaign for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, Delhi Minister Gopal Rai on Saturday said that the women have promised Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal that they will work for him in Delhi.
""The first election campaign of the AAP started today with the 'Townhall of Women'. Arvind Kejriwal interacted with the women. The women were very excited, particularly about the free DTC bus rides, the free electricity being provided to them, and now even the new scheme of Rs 1000 to be given to women above the age of 18 years," he said.
"The women have even promised Arvind Kejriwal that they will work for him in Delhi,l" he added.
Applauding the Mukhyamantri Mahila Samman Yojana, Rai said that scheme will have a great effect on the upcoming Lok Sabha polls.
"This is a historic step. This scheme will have a great effect on the upcoming Lok Sabha polls," Rai said.
Earlier in the day, Kejriwal hailed the Mukhyamantri Mahila Samman Yojana, under which Rs 1,000 will be provided to every woman above 18 years of age for the financial year 2024-25 and said that this is the biggest women's empowerment program in the world.
Ahead of the Lok Sabha election, the Aam Aadmi Party-led Delhi government in its Budget announced another populist measure to transfer Rs 1,000 per month to every woman above 18 years of age under the 'Mukhyamantri Mahila Samman Yojana for the financial year 2024-25.
While addressing Mahila Samman Samaroh, the AAP convenor said, "In this budget, we have announced a big scheme for the empowerment of women. Till now, fraud has been going on in the name of empowerment. Till now, they used to praise a woman from the party and say that women were being empowered. Now I will put a thousand rupees in every woman's purse every month. An empty purse does not do empowerment."
"This will be the biggest women's empowerment programme in the entire world. Till now, it has not happened anywhere in the world that Rs 1000 has been given to the entire female population. Even if the woman's husband has been paying income tax, the woman will still get a thousand rupees. If a woman is doing a government job, is getting a pension, or is paying income tax, then she will not get this benefit. If there are three women in a family, then only all three will get this benefit," he added.
Highlighting the free bus services for women in the national capital, Kejriwal said, "We have done a lot of work for women till now. Bus travel was made free, CCTV cameras were installed, and inflation is the lowest in Delhi. Inflation in Delhi is three percent, compared to six percent in the country."
He further urged the women of Delhi to encourage their fathers and brothers to vote for the Aam Aadmi Party.
"All women must go to vote. Tell the nearby women that they have to press the broom button. All mothers should urge their sons, and daughters should encourage their fathers and brothers to vote for AAP," Kejriwal said.
Also, the AAP is going to contest the general elections in alliance with Congress and both parties have closed their seat-sharing negotiations for Delhi Lok Sabha seats on a 4:3 formula. The AAP will contest 4 and Congress on the remaining 3 Lok Sabha seats in the national capital.
AAP will contest from four seats in Delhi -- New Delhi, West Delhi, South Delhi and East Delhi and the grand old party will contest from the remaining three seats of Chandni Chowk, North East and North West Delhi. (ANI)
