Give a chance to AAP, Kejriwal urges voters in Rajkot

He showcases works of Delhi government in the fields of education, health

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, at a rally in Rajkot, on Wednesday reiterated his appeal to voters to give one chance to the Aam Aadmi Party in Gujarat.  He showcased the works of the Delhi government in the fields of education and health, while providing power at affordable rates. 

He also promised free electricity, better schools and hospitals if the AAP formed the next government in Gujarat where the Assembly polls are scheduled later this year. 

“In Delhi, people have shifted their children back to government schools. We have seen hundreds of children from Delhi’s schools cracking IIT entrance exams and joining various IITs for higher education,” Mr. Kejriwal said, asking why people have to put their children in Gujarat in private schools. 

“In last seven years, our government has ensured that school fee in private schools were not raised. If the AAP could do it in Delhi, why the BJP government failed to improve schools in Gujarat in the last 27 years,” the AAP leader said as he continued to corner the Gujarat government over the “poor performance” of government schools. 

“The BJP is the party of rich people and therefore it would allow private schools for rich but what about poor who cannot afford those schools,” he said, echoing the same view Congress leader Rahul Gandhi expressed in Gujarat on Tuesday, accusing the ruling party of working for a few corporates and rich people. 

This was Mr. Kejriwal’s second poll rally in Gujarat in as many weeks. Earlier, he held a rally of tribals in Bharuch while last month, he and his Punjab counterpart Bhagwant Maan held a roadshow in Ahmedabad. 

In Gujarat’s nearly bipolar polity, the AAP is working hard to become a third player.