AAP chief Saurabh Bharadwaj. | Photo Credit: File picture
Ahead of the election, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) had promised in its manifesto to supply LPG cylinders for ₹500 every to ladies from low-income households, and one free cylinder every throughout Holi and Deepavali.
“Women in Delhi have reached the residence of Chief Minister Rekha Gupta in Shalimar Bagh to demand their free Diwali cylinder. Prime Minister Narendra Modi had given a assure to the folks of Delhi that each family would obtain a free cylinder on Holi and Diwali. But the BJP authorities has not fulfilled these guarantees but,” AAP Delhi president Saurabh Bharadwaj stated in an X publish.
“Even throughout Holi, ladies in Delhi have been ready with hope that the BJP authorities would offer one free cylinder to each residence – nevertheless it didn’t. Now Diwali is right here, and ladies are nonetheless ready to obtain the free cylinder,” he added.
The BJP didn’t reply to the protest.
In March, when the AAP protested about ladies not getting the free cylinders earlier than Holi, Delhi BJP president Virendra Sachdeva had stated that individuals perceive that launching a serious scheme like free gasoline cylinders requires administrative approvals and regulatory frameworks, which take a while.
He additionally stated that free gasoline cylinders are already being distributed recurrently in lots of BJP-ruled States and can quickly be supplied in Delhi as nicely.
Published – October 19, 2025 01:38 am IST
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