A woman has filed a police complaint over the 'Mahila Samman Yojna' announced by the Aam Aadmi Party. The complainant has approached the South Delhi police alleging cheating in the name of the scheme. Women aged above 18 are set to receive a monthly allowance of Rs 1,000, which AAP Convener Arvind Kejriwal has promised to increase to Rs 2,100 if AAP wins the upcoming assembly elections. The party has started a registration drive for the scheme.
The scheme has been embroiled in controversy ever since it was announced. The government’s Women and Child Development (WCD) department in a notice said no such scheme has been notified by the Delhi government. It further urged citizens not to share their personal data.
Kejriwal Accuses BJP Of Spreading False Information
Kejriwal accused the BJP of spreading false information and attempting to deny the people of Delhi the benefits of these schemes which he said received a massive public response since their announcement.
"The BJP doesn't want the people of Delhi to benefit. Since the registration process began, long queues have formed across the city, with nearly 12.5 lakh women signing up for the Mahila Samman Yojana and 1.5-2 lakh senior citizens registering for the Sanjeevani Yojana," Kejriwal said.
AAP claimed the registration figures for the Mahila Samman Yojna reached the highest mark so far on Wednesday with around a million women being registered across the city. It added that nearly 2.2 million women in the city have been registered under the scheme so far. Taking a dig at AAP, the Delhi BJP said AAP could have claimed a higher figure of registration since their is no computerised system to check the registration.
The Aam Aadmi Party has also announced Sanjeevani Yojana which aims to provide free medical treatment for senior citizens above 60 years of age in both government and private hospitals.