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Rs 10 Lakh Insurance For Gig Workers, Yamuna Riverfront And Jobs: BJP's New Promises For Delhi Assembly Elections
Amit Shah released BJP's Sankalp Patra for Delhi elections
The BJP on Saturday (25 January) unveiled the third and final part of its election manifesto, called 'Sankalp Patra', ahead of the Delhi Assembly elections.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah, while releasing the manifesto, announced that the BJP would offer Rs 10 lakh life insurance and Rs 5 lakh accidental insurance for gig workers.
He also announced the creation of a Yamuna riverfront similar to the Sabarmati riverfront in Gujarat if the BJP secured power in Delhi.
Speaking at a press conference, Amit Shah stated that the BJP plans to generate 50,000 jobs and create 20 lakh self-employment opportunities for Delhi residents.
He also said that the BJP will give full ownership rights, including buying, selling and construction in 1,700 unauthorised colonies of Delhi.
"We will also work on opening 13,000 shops that were sealed during the AAP regime. We will also convert 13,000 buses into e-buses," he said.
Shah said the BJP will clean the Yamuna in three years and also criticised AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal over his "unfulfilled" promise of cleaning the river.
"He [Kejriwal] promised he would clean the Yamuna in seven years and make it just like London's Thames River. He even said he would take a dip in the Yamuna in front of Delhiites. Arvind Kejriwal, the people of Delhi are waiting for your world-famous dip in the Yamuna. If not in Yamuna, he can go to the Maha Kumbh and take a dip over there to get rid of his sins," he said.
"We will clean the Yamuna in three years and we will develop a riverfront on the lines of the Sabarmati riverfront. I invite Arvind Kejriwal and his family to take a dip in the Yamuna after three years," he said.
