New Delhi, January 21: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has released the second part of its election manifesto for the upcoming Delhi Assembly elections, presenting a slew of promises aimed at education, welfare, and governance reforms.
BJP promised free education from "KG-to-PG" for needy students in government education institutes and assured Rs 10 lakh insurance and Rs 5 lakh accident cover for domestic help and auto-taxi drivers. It also pledged a one-time assistance of Rs 15,000 for UPSC aspirants.
In the run-up to the assembly polls, major contenders AAP, BJP, and Congress have rained Delhi with freebies and schemes for various sections of the society, including women, students, elderly, auto-taxi drivers, domestic workers, washermen, street vendors, temple priests and gurudwara granthis among others.
Presenting the second part of the BJP's Sankalp Patra, former Union minister Anurag Thakur said a special investigation team (SIT) will be formed to probe all "irregularities and scams" of the AAP government if the party comes to power in Delhi.
The broad contours of the schemes announced in the manifesto had already been described, a senior BJP leader said, adding that the final modalities and eligibility criteria will be worked out once the party's government is formed.
Addressing a press conference, Thakur said the party will provide a one-time financial assistance of Rs 15,000 and reimburse fees and travel expenses twice for Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) and state civil services examinations.
The BJP assured that its government in Delhi would launch 'Dr. BR Ambedkar Stipend Yojna' to provide Rs 1,000 monthly aid to Scheduled Caste (SC) students at polytechnic and skill centers in the national capital.
BJP which last ruled Delhi 26 years ago, has struggled in previous assembly elections, securing only three and eight seats in 2015 and 2020 respectively.
The election to the 70-member Delhi Assembly will take place on February 5. The counting of votes will be undertaken on February 8.
