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Delhi election: Arvind Kejriwal releases AAP's 7-point manifesto for ‘middle class’
Jan-22-2025

Ahead of the Delhi assembly election, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) convenor Arvind Kejriwal released its manifesto, focusing on the middle class and raised seven demands from the Centre, including those related to education, health, tax rebate, and pension. He also demanded that the Union Budget 2025, which is set to be presented on February 1, be dedicated to the middle class.

Addressing a press conference, Arvind Kejriwal said, ‘Today, we appeal to the Central government to recognise India’s true superpower—the middle class. I announce that AAP will be the voice of the middle class from the streets to the Parliament. We demand that the next national budget be dedicated to the middle class. Today I make seven demands from the central government’. AAP chief further said that political parties and their leaders avail free electricity, travel and health benefits, which are being paid by the taxes of middle-class. He alleged that the governments ignore the middle class whenever the latter are in need.

Slamming the Centre’s tax policies, Kejriwal termed it ‘tax terrorism’, and said, ‘People have to pay taxes while they are alive, but now the government has created a situation where they have to pay even after death. Amid this tax terrorism, how can someone even dare to chase their dreams?’. Meanwhile, Delhi CM Atishi accused the BJP of creating an atmosphere of ‘terror’ in the Kalkaji assembly constituency and demanded action from the ECI on the matter.

Elections in the national capital are set to take place on February 5 and votes would be counted on February 8. A three-way contest is on the cards in Delhi between the ruling AAP, BJP, and Congress.


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