Every child in Gujarat will prosper if AAP comes to power: Kejriwal

Mr. Kejriwal addressed a gathering of youth in Ahmedabad, where he targeted both the ruling BJP and opposition Congress in Gujarat

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday said if people of Gujarat bring the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) to power, then every child in the State will prosper.

Mr. Kejriwal and Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann addressed a gathering of youth in Ahmedabad where Mr. Kejriwal targeted both the ruling BJP and opposition Congress in Gujarat, where the Assembly elections are due in December this year.

“I was seeing a wonderful message being shared in a Gujarat WhatsApp group that I follow. It says if you vote for Congress, then Sonia Gandhi’s son will prosper. If you vote for BJP, (Union Home Minister) Amit Shah’s son will prosper, and if you vote for AAP, then every single child of Gujarat will prosper,” the Delhi Chief Minister and AAP national convener said.

Like the AAP governments provided 12 lakh jobs in Delhi and 20,000 in Punjab in less than six months, the party is committed to provide 10 lakh jobs in Gujarat when it comes to power in the State, he said.

Mr. Kejriwal again listed the “job calendar” for Gujarat and said the AAP will provide 10 lakh government jobs by filling teachers’ posts in schools, opening new colleges and mohalla clinics, and providing more doctors and health care staff in hospitals, among others.

“I believe if 10 lakh jobs are less, we will be able to provide 20 lakh government jobs in five years,” he said.