Delhi CM | "Giving Free Education, Healthcare Wrong?": Arvind Kejriwal Over Freebies | English News
#BREAKING | Kejriwal's counter attack on 'freebies' jibe, questions what should be called a 'freebie'
Taking on the criticism of political parties offering `freebies', Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday asked if his government did anything wrong by providing free education and healthcare facilities to the poor.
Mr Kejriwal's defence of welfare schemes in the states where his Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) rules -- Delhi and Punjab -- came in the wake of Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently cautioning people against the "revadi culture" or distribution of freebies to get votes.
"They have waived ₹ 11 lakh crore for their friends. I would like to ask you whether doing this is right, or providing free education to the children is right?" Mr Kejriwal said without naming anybody at a meeting with a group of traders in Delhi
The national convener of the AAP started his two-day visit to Gujarat, where Assembly polls are due by year-end, on Saturday.
More than 400 students from schools run by the Delhi government qualified for the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) and more than 400 passed National Eligibility cum Entrance Test or NEET for medical courses, Mr Kejriwal claimed.
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