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Delhi Polls: Congress Promises Rs 2500 Monthly Aid To Women If Voted To Power

The Election Commission has yet to announce the official election dates, but with the current Assembly's term ending on February 23, political campaigns are already in full swing.

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Delhi Congress President Devender Yadav, Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar, All India Mahila Congress President Alka Lamba, and party leaders Qazi Nizamuddin and Ragini Nayak during a press conference at the party office, in New Delhi, Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. Photo: PTI
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With the highly anticipated assembly elections in Delhi around the corner, the political parties are intensifying their campaigns with contrasting promises and heated battles of words. 

In a move to up its game in Delhi polls, Congress on Monday, promised to launch a financial assistance scheme for women in Delhi, on the lines of one in Karnataka, if the party comes to power in the national capital.

Congress promised financial assistance for Delhi women if voted to power

On Monday, the Congress party announced a proposal ahead of the Delhi Assembly elections 바카라 the 바카라Pyari Didi Yojana바카라. This scheme promises to provide monthly financial assistance of Rs 2,500 to women if Congress is voted to power.

Based on a similar initiative in Karnataka, the scheme aims to financially empower women in Delhi. 바카라Today, I have come here to launch the Pyari Didi Yojana. We are confident that a Congress government will be formed in Delhi, and on the first day of the new Cabinet, we will implement the scheme to provide Rs 2,500 to every woman in the capital,바카라 Karnataka Dy CM DK Shivakumar said.

The announcement was made in the presence of Delhi Congress chief Devender Yadav and other senior leaders. Meanwhile, the BJP and AAP have intensified their verbal battles launching a series of attacks on each other. On one hand, the BJP keeps targeting AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal, accusing him of corruption and mismanagement, particularly pointing to his 바카라Sheeshmahal바카라. On the other hand, the AAP continues to highlight its focus on development while targeting the BJP바카라s lack of CM face for Delhi.

Atishi reacts to Ramesh Bidhuri바카라s remarks on her surname

BJP candidate for Kalkaji, Ramesh Bidhuri, courted controversy on Sunday during the party바카라s 바카라Parivartan Rally바카라 in Rohini. He made disparaging comments about Delhi Chief Minister Atishi, targeting her surname change from 바카라Marlena바카라 to 바카라Singh.바카라 

바카라This Marlena (surname used earlier by Atishi) became Singh, changed the name. Kejriwal swore over his children not to go with the corrupt Congress, and Marlena changed father. Earlier, she was Marlena, now she has become Singh. This is their character,바카라 Bhiduri stated.

Delhi CM Atishi, while addressing a press conference on Monday, responded to Bhiduri바카라s remarks and said, 바카라Will you (Ramesh Bidhuri) do such a dirty thing for the sake of election? He has come down to the situation where he is abusing an old man. I never thought that this country's politics could stoop so low....바카라

Arvind Kejriwal condemned Bidhuri's comments, accusing the BJP of crossing all limits of decency. 바카라BJP leaders are hurling abuses at Delhi Chief Minister Atishi ji. The women of Delhi will take revenge for this insult,바카라 Kejriwal stated.

AAP also issued a statement, calling out the BJP바카라s alleged 바카라anti-women바카라 attitude, and warned that Delhi voters would send a strong message to the BJP and Bidhuri in the upcoming elections.

Earlier, Bhiduri also made controversial remarks on Priyanka Gandhi, comparing the condition of roads in Kalkaji 바카라 from where he is contesting the upcoming elections 바카라 will be like 바카라Priyanka바카라s cheeks바카라.

Kejriwal hits back at PM Modi바카라s criticism 

AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal responded to PM Narendra Modi바카라s recent inauguration of two major projects in Delhi, calling them joint ventures between the central and city governments. Taking a dig at his critics, Kejriwal said, 바카라These inaugurations are a reply to those who say AAP only engages in fights.바카라

Referring to the challenges faced by his party, he claimed AAP leaders were imprisoned and tortured but maintained their focus on governance. 바카라Over the past 10 years, our tenure has shown how we kept work above everything else,바카라 he said.

The former CM further highlighted the 2020 promise made by Modi to repeal certain provisions of the Delhi Land Reform Act, a promise that, according to Kejriwal, remains unfulfilled.바카라Today, the prime minister kept abusing the people of Delhi and the elected government of Delhi. I was listening to it; it felt bad. The promise made by the prime minister in 2020? The people of Delhi Dehat are still waiting for that to be fulfilled,바카라 he questioned.

He also criticized the delay in notifying the Delhi Master Plan 2041, emphasizing its adverse impact on the city's development.

The assembly elections in Delhi are set to be held next month as the tenure of the current government ends on February 23

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