New Delhi: Aam Aadmi Party’s national convener and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal made big election announcements on his third election trip to Uttarakhand.
Addressing a press conference in Haldwani on Sunday, Arvind Kejriwal highlighted the issue of employment for the youth. The Aam Aadmi Party supremo said that the youth of Uttarakhand are forced to migrate due to lack of employment. The youth of the state should get employment in Uttarakhand itself and this is possible only when there is a government with clear intentions.
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To woo potential voters, Arvind Kejriwal promised one lakh government jobs within 6 months of the formation of the government in the state. He further said that 80 per cent job opportunities will be reserved for local people in both private and government sectors if voted to power in the upcoming Uttarakhand elections 2022. Kejriwal said that till the job is not given, the party will give Rs 5,000 per month to the people.
In view of the upcoming assembly elections, this is Kejriwal’s first visit to Haldwani in Kumaon region and third to the hill state. Last month, he had visited the hill state when he promised 300 units of free electricity per month for each household and 24-hour power supply for the people if his party wins the assembly elections.
Assembly elections are due in Uttarakhand next year and Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party has said that it will contest the elections and take up development issues.
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