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New Delhi: After Aam Aadmi Party’s national convener Arvind Keijriwal on Tuesday started a fresh registration drive for the ‘Pujari Granthi Samman Yojana,’ announced on Monday, Congress chief Devender Yadav on Tuesday slammed AAP saying the party is making shallow promises.
Speaking with the media, Yadav said that Kejriwal is known for making announcements without accountability. He doesn’t have any answers for his previous unfulfilled promises.
“When he goes to any Assembly constituency and is questioned about the progress of his previous promises — be it on electricity bills, contaminated water, or damaged roads — he evades answers. These announcements are purely to mislead the public,” he said.
Amid growing criticism, the AAP initiated the registration process for the scheme, which promises temple priests and Gurdwara granthis an honorarium of Rs 18,000 per month.
Delhi Chief Minister Atishi launched the initiative from a Gurdwara in Karol Bagh, while Kejriwal launched the scheme from Marghatwale Baba Mandir near Kashmere Gate ISBT.
Speaking on the scheme, Kejriwal remarked, “This is the first initiative of its kind in the country, providing monthly financial support to priests and granthis.”
However, the announcement has drawn criticism from both BJP and Congress leaders, who have termed it a “poll gimmick.”
Congress spokesperson Pawan Khera labelled the scheme as yet another “brazen attempt” by the AAP to deceive Delhi’s residents.
Both BJP and Congress have accused the AAP of using the ‘Pujari Granthi Samman Yojana’ as a last-minute effort to gain votes ahead of the Assembly elections, calling it a “desperate poll stunt.”
