AAP presents 4-year report card in manifesto, unwraps goodie bag for Delhiites

Making a poll promise, Kejriwal said if full statehood is granted to Delhi, 85 per cent reservation will be granted to students from the national capital for admission in colleges.
AAP chief and Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal. (Photo | PTI)
AAP chief and Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal. (Photo | PTI)

NEW DELHI: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) released its manifesto for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls in Delhi in the presence of Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal and all its LS poll candidates. There were no surprises in the manifesto which is mostly a compilation of all the demands that the CM has been making at public rallies and speeches.

In many areas of development like Yamuna Rejuvenation, transport, pollution the manifesto showcases work done in the past four years of AAP government and what lies ahead after Delhi gets the status of a full state.

“Our first agenda is to stop Modi-Shah from coming back to power. We will support any coalition that supports our cause of statehood,” said Kejriwal.

The party says it will redraft the building by-laws, stop sealing of shops and will set up a enquiry committee to evaluate the cases of shops that have been sealed in the capital over the last three years.

The AAP, despite having no administrative role in matters pertaining to land, has promised that the bottom 25% of population will be given top priority for housing when Delhi attains full statehood.

In a major poll promise, the  AAP said there will be 85% reservation for the youth of Delhi to fill vacancies in Delhi Police, education and health departments. It also vowed to reform the Delhi Subordinate Services Selection Board (DSSSB), enabling it to complete any recruitment process within six months of requisition from the departments.

“Delhi Police needs huge revamp, we will fill all the vacancies within a week of getting a full state and all contractual workers will be regularized,” Kejriwal said.

The BJP dismissed the AAP manifesto as a bundle of false promises. “This is nothing but a bundle of false promises. Kejriwal is a dream merchant and he is selling new dreams every day. Actually Kejriwal has raised this issue of full statehood only to cover up his failures. He is also misleading the voters of Delhi by talking about full statehood for Delhi,” said BJP in-charge of Delhi Shyam Jaju.  

Hitting back at the CM for blaming Congress for the failure of seat talks, Congress spokesperson Ragini Nayak said the Congress top brass had extended a hand of friendship, but he brushed it aside.

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