Ahead of the Delhi Assembly elections 2025, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is set to release its manifesto on Monday, outlining its key promises for a third consecutive term. The manifesto will focus on social welfare schemes, job creation, and improvements in public services.
AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal will unveil the manifesto in a press conference. The party’s campaign will feature posters under the banner of “Kejriwal’s Guarantee.”
This year, AAP’s priorities include filling vacant positions in municipal bodies and government offices, as well as organizing job fairs to generate private sector employment.
In addition, Kejriwal recently announced a seven-point plan for Indiaโs middle class, who he claims have been neglected by past governments. He described the middle class as the “real superpower” of the Indian economy, but argued that they have been exploited through taxes.
The BJP criticised Kejriwal, accusing him of misleading the middle class with populist demands rather than offering a concrete vision.
Kejriwalโs middle-class manifesto includes several demands:
- Raising the education budget from 2% to 10%.
- Capping private school fees and providing subsidies and scholarships for higher education.
- Increasing healthcare spending to 10% of GDP and removing taxes on health insurance premiums.
- Raising the income tax exemption limit from Rs 7 lakh to Rs 10 lakh.
- Removing GST on essential goods and offering better retirement plans, including free healthcare for senior citizens in both private and government hospitals.
- Reinstating the 50% concession on train fares for senior citizens, which was removed in recent years.
Kejriwal criticised political parties for failing the middle class and promised that AAP MPs would focus on their issues in the upcoming parliament sessions.
The Delhi Assembly elections are set for February 5, with results to be declared on February 8. AAP, which won 62 of the 70 assembly seats in 2020, is aiming for a third consecutive term.
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