AAP govt providing free electricity as I have god's blessings: CM Arvind Kejriwal
New Delhi (PTI): Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has said his government is providing free and round-the-clock electricity supply as he has the god's blessings.
Inaugurating development works in Mahipalpur area of Bijwasan Assembly segment on Friday, Kejriwal said only two states, Delhi and Punjab, ruled by the AAP have provided free electricity, whereas in other states people are paying higher bills and yet faced hours-long power cut.
"There are only two states -- Delhi and Punjab -- where electricity is free. This is magic. Only I have the blessings of the god to provide free and 24-hour electricity supply," he said.
The AAP convener said his government in Delhi has worked more for providing roads, sewer and water pipelines in unauthorised colonies than what other parties did in 70 years.
He said Delhi was a surplus state despite providing free education, medical care, water and electricity because it was run by an honest government.
Invoking Shah Rukh Khan's "Jawan" movie's dialogue, Kejriwal said that politicians visit people during elections and seek vote in the name of caste and religion. Those politicians should be asked if they will provide education to children and health services to the people, he said.
"I do not know any other political party that talks about education and health of the people. Only AAP works for education and health. We are not here to do politics, we are in politics to serve and build the nation," the chief minister said.
Kejriwal said India can not become 'Vishwaguru' (world leader) unless good education and health facilities are ensured for everyone in the country.
The Delhi chief minister said that he will not let people-centric development and welfare works of his government to stop despite hurdles created in the path of his government.
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Congress using hijab issue to pacify minority anger, alleges Karnataka LoP R Ashoka
Bengaluru: Leader of Opposition in the Assembly R. Ashoka has accused the Congress government of using the hijab issue to placate what he described as discontent among minority voters after the Davanagere by-election.
In a post on X on Wednesday, Ashoka alleged that the state government, instead of addressing issues such as price rise, corruption, farmers’ distress and law and order, was attempting to retain its minority vote base by reviving the hijab issue.
Referring to the 2022 dress code introduced by the BJP government, which prohibited hijab in schools and colleges, Ashoka said the Karnataka High Court had upheld the policy and emphasised the importance of discipline in educational institutions.
He questioned the Congress government’s move to revisit the issue and asked whether setting aside the court-backed policy to benefit one community could be described as secularism.
Ashoka further alleged that while the government was willing to permit hijab, it continued to prohibit saffron shawls.
He accused the government of dividing students on religious lines rather than treating schools and colleges as spaces of equality.
Drawing a comparison with Mamata Banerjee’s government in West Bengal, Ashoka claimed that excessive appeasement politics had harmed the state and warned that the Congress in Karnataka could face a similar political response.
He said voters in Karnataka would teach the Congress a lesson for what he termed “vote-bank politics” and for compromising constitutional and judicial principles.
