Delhi CM Kejriwal in Gujarat promises job to every youth, Rs 3000 dole

TIL Desk/National/Ahmedabad/ Aam Aadmi Party convener Arvind Kejriwal on Monday promised Rs 3,000 monthly unemployment allowance and guaranteed a job to every youth in Gujarat if his party was voted to power in the state in the upcoming assembly polls.

Kejriwal’s new jobs promise comes days after he assured free electricity up to 300 units per month if voted to power in the Bharatiya Janata Party-ruled state where polls are due by the year-end. Reacting to the BJP’s criticism of distributing revadi or freebies to get votes, the Delhi Chief Minister said the ruling party distributes revadi to contractors, their friends and ministers, but he wants to distribute them among the people of the country.

“It is public money, whatever you get free should be for citizens and not for contractors or ministers,” he added. Addressing a public rally at Veraval town of Gir Somnath district in the Saurashtra region, the Delhi CM said if the AAP forms a government in Gujarat, his party will ensure that each and every unemployed youth gets a job in the next five years. “Until we provide them jobs, every jobless youth will get Rs 3,000 per month unemployment allowance,” he announced. As part of his party’s pre-poll “guarantees,” Kejriwal promised to create 10 lakh government job vacancies.