BJP started breaking its promises: Atishi criticises Delhi CM
The Hindu
Atishi accuses BJP of breaking promises, while Delhi CM Rekha Gupta focuses on implementing Ayushman Bharat scheme.
Former Delhi CM and AAP leader Atishi targeted the BJP government and Chief Minister Rekha Gupta for not approving the proposal to provide financial assistance of ₹2,500 to the women of Delhi in its first cabinet meeting as promised.
Atishi accused the BJP of breaking its promises and said the BJP made up their mind to cheat the people of Delhi. In a self-made video, she said, "BJP had promised the women of Delhi that in the first cabinet meeting itself, they would pass the scheme in which women of Delhi would be getting ₹2,500. The new CM Rekha Gupta and her cabinet ministers took oath. In the evening, at 7 p.m., the first cabinet meeting took place. All the women of Delhi were expecting that scheme to be passed...The first day itself BJP started breaking their promises...they did not pass the scheme...BJP has made up their mind to cheat people of Delhi."
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Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, who chaired the first cabinet meeting after taking the oath, announced that her government will implement the Ayushman Bharat scheme with ₹5 lakh top-up and present the 14 pending CAG reports in the first sitting of Assembly.
Addressing a press conference, she said that the Delhi government will implement the Centre's flagship scheme in the national capital. This was a pre-poll promise of the BJP, which had targeted the AAP government for not implementing the scheme. She also announced the tabling of CAG reports, which had not been tabled by the AAP government.
Asked about AAP leader and former Chief Minister Atishi pointing out that BJP had promised to pass the scheme to provide ₹2,500 to women every month in the first cabinet meeting, Ms. Gupta said the BJP government will set its agenda.
"It's our government; the agenda will be ours. Let us work. She doesn't need to tell us everything; she has done what she has to while in power," she said.
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