Free water, electricity for tenants if AAP wins Delhi polls: Arvind Kejriwal

Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday said his government would extend the benefits of free electricity and water to tenants living in Delhi if reelected in the upcoming Assembly polls.

The subsidies are presently given to property owners.

Elections to Delhi’s 70-member Assembly will be held on February 5, with the counting of votes on February 8.

दिल्ली में दोबारा आम आदमी पार्टी की सरकार बनने पर मुफ़्त बिजली-पानी का फ़ायदा हर किरायेदार को मिलेगा, उन्हें भी सब्सिडी का फ़ायदा मिलेगा।

ये केजरीवाल की गारंटी है – हर किरायेदार को समान अधिकार और सुविधाएँ दी जाएँगी। pic.twitter.com/jtRHbnSR2v

— Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) January 18, 2025

Addressing a press conference in the capital, Kejriwal said: “We have provided free electricity and water to residents of Delhi. However, it is unfortunate that tenants do not get these benefits.”

The former chief minister also pointed out that a significant portion of tenants in the capital hailed from the Purvanchal region, which is part of the larger Bhojpuri region in eastern Uttar Pradesh. Gorakhpur and Varanasi are its largest cities.

“Wherever I go, I meet people living on rent who say they benefit from good schools and hospitals but are deprived of free electricity and water schemes,” he added. “Most tenants in Delhi are very poor. They face…

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