Free Travel for elderly to Ayodhya temple: Kejriwal

TIL Desk/National/New Delhi/ Delhi chief minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) supremo Arvind Kejriwal today announced free pilgrimage for Delhi’s senior citizens to the Ram temple in Ayodhya once the construction work is completed there. The CM also asserted that his government follows 10 principles inspired by the concept of “Ram Rajya” to serve the people.

The 10 principles listed by him include providing food, education, medical care, electricity, water, employment, housing, security for women, and honouring the elderly. Kejriwal’s announcement about the pilgrimage came a day after his government presented a Rs 69,000 crore “Deshbhakti (patriotism) Budget”.

The Kejriwal dispensation already has a “Mukhyamantri Teerth Yatra Yojana” that allows senior citizens from Delhi to undertake a free visit to various pilgrimage sites in the country. All expenses related to travel, food and accommodation are borne by the Delhi government for these visits.

Addressing the Delhi Assembly today, Kejriwal took potshots at the Yogi Adityanath government over the allegedly abysmal condition of government-run schools in Uttar Pradesh. The Delhi CM said that he saw on social media a video of UP CM Adityanath inspecting a school in “Manish Sisodia style”. “I am happy that chief ministers and ministers are visiting schools now,” Kejriwal said.