Just like when Chetan Bhagat came
into the limelight for giving up his plum job and venturing into less trodden
territory, Arvind Kejriwal and his Aam Aadmi Party had a similar bit of
spotlight on themselves thanks to him being an ex-IITan. With the"Modi
wave" crushing down everyone else, the AAP too, went underground for a
while. Delhi's Assembly polls are just around the corner and Kejriwal is
desperate for a comeback. These are the highlights of the "Delhi
Dialogue", in a bid to reconnect with the Indian population, the youth
being the target group.
1. Delhi as a Wi-Fi city: In a
desperate bid to win over the youth, this man promised what is only a dream-
Free Wi-Fi. He said that talks are on about making Wi-Fi free in all public
places.
2. He has vowed to set up at least 20
new colleges and vocational institutes for skill development centres with
"startup incubators" in Delhi University and other colleges and
institutes.
3. He has guaranteed the
implementation of a proposed scheme which seeks to ensure that every applicant
is eligible for a student loan regardless of any criteria. But the applicant
should only have to be from a Delhi domicile and should have been accepted in
any college. Students can start paying back the loan after 6 years.
4. Arvind Kejriwal wooed the
capital's youth by promising 80,00,00 jobs along with doubling the existing
number of seats in colleges. He talked of filling up the 50,000 vacancies of
doctors, teachers, nurses and other professionals.
5. With respect to the promotion of
sports, he said that the government will not only create and upgrade the sports
infrastructure but also adopt the best
talents and promote them. He said that the government was ready to
develop sports centres in far flung villages of Delhi, only if the villagers
offer their land. He also mentioned that no bureaucrat or politician will be in
any governing sports body, and that only experts will head those committees.
6. On the rising problem of drug
addiction, he promised that Delhi won't become a second Punjab. He also talked
about providing mobile governance and that people can talk about the problems
and check out the government policies from their smartphones.
7. Promises have also been made about
making Delhi a tourist hub throbbing with life.
Phew. That's quite an awful lot of
information to process. But the question remains. Will these claims remain as
unfulfilled as the promise of free water to every household all through the
year? Or is it really going to be fulfilled, one by one?
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