Free education for all: Kejriwal promises SC community ahead of assembly polls

Aam Aadmi Party’s national convener Arvind Kejriwal promised Scheduled Caste community if AAP comes to power, he will ensure free education to their children, besides bearing their coaching fees for higher studies. The statement came ahead of the Punjab assembly polls.

Kejriwal addressed the SC community in the Hoshiarpur district and asked the gathering to select his party and give them one chance to prove themselves. The minister also said that they had given many chances to the rival political parties—Congress and the Shiromani Akali Dal.

Aam Aadmi Party’s national convener Arvind Kejriwal promised Scheduled Caste community if AAP comes to power, he will ensure free education to their children, besides bearing their coaching fees for higher studies. The statement came ahead of the Punjab assembly polls.

Accusing the Punjab CM Charanjit Singh Channi of playing "vote bank politics", as the minister belonged to the same community, Arvind Kejriwal urged the community to bring his party to power. The state has nearly 32% Dalit population and Channi is the first Punjab chief minister from the SC community.

Stating that they have five “guarantees" for the SC community, Kejriwal promised that if AAP comes to power in the Punjab assembly polls due early next year, the government will ensure quality education to the children belonging to the SC community free of charge.

The minister promised, “If a child belonging to the SC community wants to coach, like we did in Delhi, for engineering, medical education, railway, IAS or any paper, his/her entire fee will be borne by the Punjab government.” The minister also promised that the government will bear the expenses if a child of the SC community wishes to go abroad for pursuing graduation and post-graduation.

Promising free of cost medical facilities, education and more, Kejriwal said, “If anybody from your family gets sick, I will get your treatment done by becoming your son. If tomorrow, your child wants to become an IAS officer I and you will make him the IAS officer. If your child wants a good education then your elder brother will help you. Channi sahib will not help.” He further promised said that each woman above 18-years would get 1,000 INR per month.

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