Delhi Elections LIVE: Focus on Education, AAP’s Manifesto Promises ‘Patriotism’ Curriculum, Spoken English Classes

AAP has released manifesto for Delhi poll. At the launch, AAP said its vision is to make every family prosperous.

Delhi elections LIVE Updates: The Aam Aadmi Party today released manifesto for Delhi polls, saying vision is to make every family prosperous. Deputy CM Manish Sisodia said that the party guarantees quality education, health, clean water and 24-hour electricity to Delhiites. AAP promised doorstep delivery of ration, free pilgrimage to 10 lakh senior citizens in the manifesto. Sisodia further said that if AAP get reelected, they will run pilot project to allow markets to open 24 hours.

The Aam Aadmi Party, meanwhile, will release its election manifesto, the last of the top three parties to do so. It had earlier released a guarantee card with a list of promises the AAP intends to fulfill if Arvind Kejriwal is re-elected.

Manish Sisodia said the vision behind the manifesto document is to empower the youth, women and common man.

ther party leaders present at the manifesto launch were CM Arvind Kejriwal, party leaders Gopal Rai, Sanjay Singh, Jasmine Shah and Dr Ajoy Kumar.

AAP manifesto was drafted by Atishi, Ajoy Kumar, Jasmine Shah

The AAP had formed a three-member committee for drafting its manifesto with its Kalkaji candidate Atishi as the chairperson and party leaders Ajoy Kumar and Jasmine Shah as the members.

While Atishi is an Oxford-educated and had played an important role in the government’s reforms in the education sector, Ajoy Kumar was a former Congress Lok Sabha MP and also a former IPS officer.

Jasmine Shah, an alumnus of the Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA) and also a Nehru Fulbright Scholar, had a decade of experience in working on the urban governance and policy issues.

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Education is once again the top priority for AAP: Sisodia

Enumerating the focus of AAP in this manifesto, Delhi deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia says that education is once again the top priority for the party. Cleanliness of the city and Yamuna river, women safety, electricity are among other promises of the AAP.

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Arvind Kejriwal’s Aam Admi Party (AAP) has released its poll manifesto days ahead of Delhi Assembly Election. Kejriwal, Gopal Rai, Manish Sisodia ,Sanjay Singh, Jasmine Shah and Dr Ajoy Kumar are at the press briefing for the manifesto release. “AAP’s vision is to enable every common man to live with dignity and prosperity,” says Sisodia, adding that the manifesto has a ‘preamble’ that captures the vision.