AAP manifesto lists 15 'guarantees'

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief Arvind Kejriwal on Monday unveiled a list of 15 "guarantees" ahead of the Delhi elections, reiterating a raft of promises the party has made over the past few weeks, including a ₹2,100 cash hand-out for poor women, free treatment for the elderly in all hospitals, and an 18,000 monthly allowance for Hindu and Sikh priests, even as he underscored that all ongoing welfare promises would be continued if the party returns to power.

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The party's promises also include funds for resident welfare bodies to hire private security, waiving inflated water bills, overhauling Delhi's sewer network, financial aid for auto and e-rickshaw drivers, scholarships for Dalit students, and free bus rides for all students.

"We coined the term 'guarantee' first in the country. The BJP stole it after us. But the difference is, we fulfill our guarantees, and they do not," Kejriwal said.

He acknowledged that the AAP manifesto, called "Kejriwal ki Guarantee", included three promises that the party made in the run-up to the 2020 elections, but could not live up to - 24x7 cleanwater for every household, cleaning the Yamuna, and upgrading Delhi's roads to European standards. He said that was due to the Covid pandemic.