Delhi Chief Minister-designate Rekha Gupta on Thursday assured that the BJP government would fulfill its poll promise to provide Rs 2,500 monthly financial assistance to women. Gupta confirmed that the first installment of the monthly support would be credited to women’s accounts by March 8, coinciding with International Women’s Day.
During the election campaign, the BJP’s manifesto aimed to surpass the Aam Aadmi Party’s (AAP) pledge of Rs 2,100 monthly support, should it come to power. Gupta, who was elected leader of the BJP legislature party on Wednesday, emphasized that delivering on their promises was her top priority.
“Fulfilling the dream of Prime Minister Narendra Modi is the responsibility of all 48 BJP MLAs in the capital. We will definitely fulfill all our promises, including financial support for women. Women will 100% get monetary support in their accounts by March 8,” she said.
The BJP’s victory in the Delhi Assembly elections was decisive, with the party winning 48 out of 70 seats, bringing an end to the AAP’s decade-long rule.
Gupta, a former Delhi University Students’ Union (DUSU) president and municipal councilor, will be sworn in as Delhi’s fourth woman CM at a grand ceremony at Ramlila Maidan in the afternoon, in the presence of Prime Minister Modi and other dignitaries.
