AAP’s Kejriwal pledges to prioritize employment for Delhi's youth over the next 5 years

If the AAP is voted to power in Delhi again, his top priority would be to provide employment opportunities to youngsters, party supremo Arvind Kejriwal said.

Addressing a rally in the Vishwas Nagar Assembly constituency ahead of the Feb 5 Delhi Assembly polls, Kejriwal said, "The biggest work I am going to do is on employment. I will arrange employment for our youngsters. Providing employment to our youngsters will be my top priority."

During his address, the AAP national convenor also highlighted the achievements of his party's government in Delhi over the last 10 years, including providing free electricity, water and quality healthcare to people, as well as improving the condition of government schools.

"We are providing free electricity, water, healthcare and good government education. You can call up your relatives in BJP-ruled states like Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Haryana, and ask if they get zero electricity bills," Kejriwal said.

The former Delhi chief minister warned the voters against supporting the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), claiming that if they vote for the saffron party, it will shut down the mohalla clinics and stop the free bus rides for women.

Kejriwal outlined key promises made in the Aam Aadmi Party's (AAP) manifesto for the upcoming polls, such as a monthly assistance of Rs 2,100 each for women under the "Mahila Samman Yojana" and free healthcare services for senior citizens under the "Sanjeevani Yojana".

He also slammed the BJP over the alleged breakdown of law and order in Delhi.

"They (BJP leaders) never say what they have done for the city in the last 10 years. All they do is abuse me. They call me by different names," he said.

AAP candidate from Vishwas Nagar Deepak Singhla accompanied Kejriwal during the event. The ruling party faces a tough battle in the constituency, from where the BJP's O P Sharma has emerged victorious in the last three elections in 2013, 2015 and 2020.

Kejriwal addressed another rally at Krishna Nagar from where the AAP has fielded incumbent MLA S K Bagga's son, Vikas Bagga. S K Bagga won the seat in the 2015 and 2020 elections.

Addressing the rally, Kejriwal said, "There are only three mohalla clinics in Krishna Nagar. I promise that if voted to power, I will make three mohalla clinics in every ward of the constituency."

Targeting the BJP in his third "janasabha" of the day in the Gandhi Nagar constituency, Kejriwal said, "These days, BJP people are sleeping in slums. I want to caution those living in slums that these people demolish those slums where they sleep."

The AAP has fielded Naveen Choudhary from Gandhi Nagar to challenge incumbent BJP MLA Anil Kumar Bajpai. Choudhary had won the seat on an AAP ticket in 2015. He won it again in 2020 on a BJP ticket.

The AAP, which won 62 of the 70 seats in the 2020 election, is eyeing a third straight term in power in Delhi. The poll results will be declared on Feb 8.

(PTI)