Ahead of the assembly elections in Uttarakhand, Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convener Arvind Kejriwal promised to make Uttarakhand the “international spiritual capital for Hindus” if the party comes to power.
The AAP convener said that the emergence of Uttarakhand as an international spiritual capital would give a big boost to tourism in the state, besides providing employment opportunities to thousands of youth.
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader has named Col Ajay Kothiyal (Retd) as the CM candidate of Uttarakhand. On Monday, the party also announced a 10-point agenda for the assembly elections.
During a press conference in Haridwar on Monday, Kejriwal promised to take steps to facilitate the travel of pilgrims to major religious places of the country.
Kejriwal said, ‘People of Uttarakhand will have the facility of darshan of Ayodhya ji. Muslims will have the facility to visit Ajmer Sharif.
The “Mukhyamantri Teerth Yatra Yojana” in Delhi has helped around 40,000 people to visit various religious places in the country, he said.
The Chief Minister of Delhi also promised to provide 1,000 per month to every woman above 18 years of age for their needs. The money will be transferred to their bank account.
Polling in Uttarakhand is to be held on February 14. AAP is contesting against the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress party.
Uttarakhand Assembly Election 2022: AAP’s 10-point agenda
1. Honor amount of one crore to the families of martyrs
2. Provide free pilgrimage to elders and make Uttarakhand the spiritual capital of Hindus
3. Build roads in every village
4. Government Jobs for Ex-Servicemen
5. Mohalla clinics will be there in every village
6. The party promised to end corruption in the state
7. 300 units of free electricity.
8. 1,000 per month to women above 18 years of age
9. Improve the condition of government schools.
10. Promise to provide employment to every household
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