Kejriwal Promises 'Delhi-Like Education' In Himachal, Challenges BJP-Cong To Seek Votes On Development
Arvind Kejriwal also targeted the Congress and Bharatiya Janata Party saying that if leaders of these parties have courage then ask them to seek votes in the name of education and employment.
New Delhi: Aam Aadmi Party National Convenor and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal along with his Punjab counterpart Bhagwant Mann on Saturday urged the voters of Himachal Pradesh to give the AAP a chance in the coming Assembly elections, promising to give their children a bright future, news agency Press Trust of India reported.
Addressing a gathering at the town hall in Himachal’s Hamirpur district, Kejriwal said the AAP government in Delhi has "secured the future of 16 lakh students" studying in over 1,100 government schools by making positive changes in the education system.
"If you want the 8.5 lakh students studying in Himachal Pradesh government schools to have a bright future, give a chance to the AAP," Kejriwal was quoted as saying.
The Delhi government spent Rs 80,000-85,000 crores on government schools in the last seven years by allocating 25 percent of the total budget of the national capital towards education, he added.
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During his address, the AAP national convenor also targeted the Congress and Bharatiya Janata Party saying that if leaders of these parties have courage then ask them to seek votes in the name of education and employment.
"I have come here to seek votes in the name of education and health. If you want your children to have a bright future, give one chance to the AAP. We are not so bad," the Delhi chief minister said, quoted by the news agency.
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