Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday promised to give Rs 1,000 per month to every woman in Punjab if the Aam Aadmi Party is voted...
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday promised to give Rs 1,000 per month to every woman in Punjab if the Aam Aadmi Party is voted to power in Assembly elections scheduled for early next year.
“If there are three women in one household – a bahu [daughter-in-law], a beti [daughter] and saas [mother-in-law] – all three will get Rs 1,000 each,” Kejriwal said during an election campaign in Moga city. “All the mothers who are getting old age pension, they will also get Rs 1,000 beside the pension.”
Kejriwal claimed this would be the biggest women empowerment programme in world’s history.
He said that young women who are not able to attend colleges due to lack of money could use this amount for their studies.
“They can go to college with this money,” Kejriwal said. “They can buy a new dress or a saree or things for their children.”
The Aam Aadmi Party convenor said that people ask him where would the money come from to finance such initiatives.
“When I watch TV, I see the transport mafia sitting on the left side of [Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh] Channi and the sand mafia on his right side,” he said. “If they are eliminated, then there will be enough money.”
