Delhi CM-designate vows to fulfill BJP’s poll promise; to provide ₹2,500 monthly aid to women

Delhi Chief Minister-designate Rekha Gupta on Feb 20 assured that the BJP government would fulfill its poll promise on providing ₹2,500 monthly financial assistance to women.

The first installment of the monthly support would be credited to their accounts by March 8, Gupta said.

Ahead of the polls, the BJP's manifesto aimed to outdo the Aam Aadmi Party's announcement of ₹2,100 monthly support if it came to power.

Gupta, who was elected as the leader of the BJP legislature party on Feb 19, emphasized that delivering on their promises is her top priority.

"Fulfilling the dream of Prime Minister Narendra Modi is the responsibility of all 48 BJP MLAs in the capital. We will definitely fulfill all our promises, including financial support for women. Women will 100 per cent get monetary support into their accounts by March 8," she said. March 8 is observed as the International Women's Day.

The BJP secured a landslide victory in the Delhi Assembly elections, winning 48 out of 70 seats and ending the AAP's decade-long rule.

Gupta, a former Delhi University Students' Union (DUSU) president and municipal councilor, will be sworn in as the fourth woman CM of Delhi at a grand ceremony at Ramlila Maidan later in the afternoon, in the presence of Prime Minister Modi and other dignitaries.

(PTI)