Campaign for high-stakes Delhi polls ends, voting tomorrow

In the run-up to the polls, each 3 parties announced a slew of canvass sops.

AAP person Arvind Kejriwal takes portion successful a roadshow successful Kalkaji. (Express photograph by Tashi Tobgyal)

Amid disapproval implicit basing its governance exemplary connected freebies, the AAP doubled down and announced an summation from Rs 1,000 to Rs 2,100 per period successful its promised Mukhyamantri Mahila Samman Raashi scheme, escaped attraction for each supra the property of 60 years successful empanelled backstage hospitals, and a monthly honorarium of Rs 18,000 to pujaris and granthis.

The BJP announced monthly fiscal assistance of Rs 2,500 for women beneficiaries, 50,000 authorities jobs, and 20 lakh employment and self-employment opportunities, among others. The BJP besides made it a constituent to underline that each existing schemes of the AAP authorities would proceed – an effort to antagonistic the AAP’s assertion that the BJP, if voted to power, would halt its schemes similar escaped electricity, escaped water, escaped medicines and escaped education.

The Congress, connected its part, promised escaped energy up to 300 units for each households, Rs 2,500 monthly allowance for women, cooking state cylinder astatine Rs 500, wellness sum of up to Rs 25 lakh per family, and a one-year apprenticeship with a monthly stipend of Rs 8,500 for the youth.

Union Home Minister and BJP person Amit Shah astatine a rally successful Jangpura connected Monday. (Express photograph by Abhinav Saha)

In the past thigh of campaigning connected Monday, Home Minister Amit Shah reiterated the BJP’s allegations of corruption against the AAP. Referring to the Delhi excise argumentation case, helium said: “Bade miyan and chhote miyan, Arvind Kejriwal and Manish Sisodia, drowned the younker successful liquor. They did scams worthy crores. There is lone 1 acquisition curate successful the state who went to jailhouse for a liquor scam. They said they would springiness cleanable water, pucca houses to jhuggi dwellers. But each they did was marque sheesh mahal and indulge successful corruption.”

He said the AAP had not fulfilled immoderate of its promises. “Aren’t you ashamed, Kejriwal? You said you would not instrumentality cars, bungalows,” helium said.

Shah besides talked astir the implementation of the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) by the BJP authorities successful Uttarakhand. “In Uttarakhand, we person brought the UCC. Now, cipher tin support 4 wives there. We bash what we say,” helium said.

AAP person Arvind Kejriwal takes portion successful a roadshow successful Kalkaji. (Express photograph by Tashi Tobgyal)

AAP main and erstwhile Delhi Chief Minister Kejriwal besides held nationalist events connected Monday, including a jan sabha successful Chhattarpur and a roadshow successful Kalkaji, which is Chief Minister Atishi’s constituency.

Addressing his last rally earlier the elections, Kejriwal said that according to his estimates, the AAP was up successful 55 seats but the tally would summation to 60 if women went retired to vote. “Explain to the men successful your location that determination is thing peculiar astir the BJP. The BJP is simply a affluent man’s party,” helium said successful his entreaty to women voters.

In the run-up to the polls, each 3 parties announced a slew of canvass sops.

He claimed that the BJP had “openly declared” that it would halt the AAP government’s schemes if it comes to power. “They volition halt escaped electricity, escaped water, escaped autobus rides for women, unopen authorities schools and mohalla clinics if they travel to power,” helium said astatine his roadshow successful Kalkaji. “I person estimated that this volition summation your household costs by Rs 20,000-25,000. Can you carnivore that? You volition beryllium forced to permission Delhi. No 1 has an other Rs 25,000 lying around,” helium said.

“If we signifier the government, each pistillate volition get Rs 2,100. If determination are 2 women successful the house, you volition get Rs 4,200. Add each this up, and the Delhi authorities is giving you Rs 30,000 each month,” helium said.

The Congress continued to people some the BJP and AAP, arsenic elder enactment leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra held roadshows successful cardinal constituencies.