Cong, JD(S), BJP copying AAP’s schemes, says Atishi

NT Correspondent

Bengaluru: Aam Aadmi Party Delhi MLA and key member of the party’s central leadership Atishi Singh has claimed that poll promises Congress, JD(S) and BJP have made are modelled along AAP’s schemes. She made the comment during her visit to the AAP office in Bengaluru.

She added the “imitations” could be seen in Congress’ promise of 200 units of free electricity to every household in Karnataka under its ‘Gruha Jyoti Yojane’, BJP’s ‘Namma Clinics’ and JD(S)’ ‘Pancharatna’ promises including a revamp of education in the state. Singh pointed out that it was originally AAP that provided free electricity in Delhi, set up ‘Mohalla Clinics’ and rethought educational policies and urged Karnataka voters to “choose the original”.

“People don’t want a copycat. There’s only one Puneet Rajkumar, and no one can replace him. Similarly, no one can replace AAP. Other parties may promise the same things, but only AAP has delivered. The people of Karnataka are aware of this and that’s why our volunteers receive positive responses on the ground. I urge the people of Karnataka to choose an honest party that has delivered, and that party is AAP,” Atishi said.

“BJP announced the opening of ‘Namma Clinics’ similar to Delhi’s ‘Mohalla Clinics.’ However, with only 432 planned for a larger state compared to 500 in Delhi, it’s seen as a pre-election stunt. Mohalla clinics offer 400 free diagnostic tests while Namma clinics only offer 15. BJP’s promise to build 24,000 classrooms is also seen as questionable as they’ve been in power but haven’t acted on it yet,” she added.

The AAP leader demanded that Congress also offer free electricity in states where they ruled. “Congress has also promised 200 units of free electricity in Karnataka, but it is not offered in their ruled states like Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan, or Himachal Pradesh.