AAP's Sanjay Singh hails 'Mahila Samman Yojana' as a "masterstroke"
Dec 22, 2024
New Delhi [India], December 22 : Aam Aadmi Party MP Sanjay Singh has exuded confidence in the Delhi government's new scheme, 'Mahila Samman Yojana', calling it a "masterstroke" for the party ahead of the assembly elections next year.
He further said that the scheme to give Rs 2100 to women, will bring all sections of society to vote for AAP.
"We (AAP) will win more seats than we won in the last Delhi assembly elections. The guarantee of giving Rs 2100 per month to women (Mukhya Mantri Mahila Samman Yojana) in Delhi will prove to be a masterstroke...People from all sections of society will vote for AAP," he told ANI.
Currently, the AAP-led government has 58 seats in the 70 seat Delhi assembly. Bharatiya Janata Party has 7 seats and Congress has 0.
Earlier in the day, AAP national convenor and former Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal announced that the registration for 'Mukhya Mantri Mahila Samman Yojana' and 'Sanjeevani Yojana' will begin across the national capital from tomorrow (December 23).
"You don't have to form a queue anywhere. We will come to you (for the registration process). We have formed teams across Delhi. We will help the women register for the scheme and provide them with cards," Kejriwal said in a press conference.
The registration for the Sanjeevani scheme which will take care of the medical treatment for senior citizens above the age of 60 will also start from tomorrow.
"We had also announced Sanjeevani Yojana under which the Delhi government will bear the cost for the treatment of senior citizens above the age of 60 at private or government hospitals," Kejriwal said.
He said that the two schemes will benefit 35 to 40 lakh women and about 15 lakh elderly.
"Our team will go door to door and register for Sanjeevani Yojana and Mahila Samman Yojana. For this, it is necessary to have a Delhi voter card. You can go to the website and check whether your vote has been cancelled or not," the AAP convener added.
Notably, AAP has also released their full list of candidates for the assembly election.
As per the list, the party's national convener and former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will contest from New Delhi, Chief Minister Atishi from Kalkaji, Minister Saurabh Bharadwaj from Greater Kailash and Minister Gopal Rai from Babarpur.
