In Gujarat, Kejriwal hardsells Delhi model, promises 300 units of free electricity

New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, on a visit to poll-bound Gujarat on Thursday, made a pitch for the Assembly elections in the state and promised free electricity up to Rs 300 units per month, if his party is voted to power.

Kejriwal made the poll promise while addressing the public gathering at town hall meeting in Surat. The Delhi CM has stepped up his visits to the state as elections approach closer. This was his second visit to the state, this month.

He also promised unhindered & uninterrupted supply of water under his government.

“I am giving you a guarantee. If you find any fault later, you are free not to vote for AAP in the next election. We will fulfill all the guarantees once we come to power in the state,” he said, adding that all pending electricity bills issued before December 31, 2021, will be waived.”

Kejriwal’s Aam Aadmi Party was elected to power in Delhi, mainly on plank of free water & free electricity. As the party plans to expand its footprint, Kejriwal & fellow party managers has been making similar promises in other states.

He also said that the people of Gujarat are fed up with fed up with 27 years of BJP rule and wanted a change.

Kejriwal’s jibe at PM Modi’s rewari remark

While addressing the gathering, he also took a jibe at the ‘rewari’ remark by PM Modi and sought to turn the tables on Centre by firing a ‘revert swipe’.

“Some people are talking about ‘rewari’ (sweet)..when ‘rewari’ is distributed among the public for free, then it’s called ‘prasad’ (devotional offering). But when it is given for free to your own friends and ministers, then it is ‘paap’ (sin),” he said.

#WATCH कुछ लोग रेवड़ी की बात कर रहे हैं। जो फ्री की रेवड़ी जनता में बांटी जा रही है उसको भगवान का प्रसाद कहते हैं। फ्री बिजली देना, अच्छे स्कूल बनाना, फ्री में अच्छा इलाज करना ये भगवान का प्रसाद है। लेकिन जो अपने दोस्तों को फ्री की रेवड़ी दी जाए वो पाप है: दिल्ली CM pic.twitter.com/S4OTVuYVOn

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Kejriwal was replying to the PM Modi’s ‘Rewari’ remarks in which the latter asked the common people to stay alert and remain cautious of those practicing freebie politics.

Earlier, Kejriwal had said that free water, electricity, health care or primary education were not ‘Rewari’ but the responsibility of the state.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi while inauguration UP Expressway said that efforts were being made to bring in Rewari culture by promising freebies and there was a need to stop it as it could be ‘very dangerous’ for the development of country.