Punjab Women Have Lost Faith in AAP Government: Haryana CM Saini

August 28, 2025

Haryana: Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Thursday said women in Punjab have lost faith in the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government and people there are now looking towards Haryana with hope for welfare schemes.

He alleged that just as the Congress “hollowed out” Punjab earlier, the Aam Aadmi Party is treading the same path by failing to deliver on election promises made to women.

Launch of ‘Deendayal Laado Laxmi Yojana’
The Chief Minister was addressing the media after the Haryana Cabinet decided to implement the ‘Deendayal Laado Laxmi Yojana’. Under the scheme, all eligible women above the age of 23 years will receive financial assistance of Rs 2,100 per month.

Saini said this decision fulfils another commitment made in the party’s Sankalp Patra.

‘Only PM Modi Delivers on Promises’
CM Saini said the people of Punjab now realise that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is the only leader under whose leadership historic public welfare works are taking place across the country.

In contrast, he said, the AAP government in Punjab has failed on all three fronts. He also launched a sharp attack on the Congress, accusing it of misleading voters with manifestos during elections and abandoning promises once in power.

Comparison of States and Party Promises
He claimed that in Punjab, promises of financial assistance to women remain unfulfilled, whereas in Haryana — where elections are still far away — commitments made in the Sankalp Patra are being honoured.

“Prime Minister Modi’s guarantee means whatever he promises, he delivers. But the Congress’ guarantee is like Chinese goods, which come with no guarantee at all,” Saini said.

He added that in BJP-led states like Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Haryana, every promise to the people is being fulfilled.

Response to Opposition Queries
Answering a question, CM Saini said some parties seek votes during elections but later abandon people to their fate.

He reminded that the Congress had raised the issue of the Laado Lakshmi Yojana during the last session before the monsoon session.

“But when they were asked why the promises made to the women by the Congress governments in Karnataka, Telangana and Himachal Pradesh have not been fulfilled till now, they had no answer,” the CM said.