Pledges of financial aid ‘mere poll promises’; Delhi women say voted for edu, safety

Labelling the announcements for financial assistance by political parties as “mere poll promises”, a section of women in Delhi said they voted for better education and safety.

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NEW DELHI:

A woman voter in Dilshad Garden said announcing a financial aid was just a poll promise.

“We don’t need this… We want those that would improve a common person’s life. I have been working as a government schoolteacher on a contract for eight years. I want the government to make my job permanent,” she said.

The BJP, AAP and the Congress have each promised financial assistance for women – a demographic that constitutes 46.2 per cent of Delhi’s electorate. The national capital has 72.36 lakh women voters.