Delhi High Court Scrutinizes AAP’s Women’s Stipend Promise
On Thursday, the Delhi High Court directly questioned the petitioner about the legal basis for challenging AAP’s recent election promise. Justice Jyoti Singh asked, “How is it maintainable as an election petition?” She suggested that the issue might be better addressed through a Public Interest Litigation (PIL).
The petitioner argued that AAP was misleading voters with a promise that the Delhi government had officially disavowed.
The court then directed Vijay Kumar, the petitioner, to clarify the maintainability of his plea. They scheduled another hearing for January 10.
Advocate Shiv Shankar Parashar, representing Kumar, mentioned that his client had already lodged a complaint with the Election Commission of India. This complaint alleged that AAP was making false promises about paying Rs 2,100 monthly to women holding Delhi voter IDs. However, Parashar noted, no action had been taken on this complaint filed on January 3. He requested the court to urge the election commission to address this issue promptly.
Moreover, the plea seeks an order to prevent AAP workers from further collecting forms for the scheme. Parashar emphasized that inaction would adversely affect Delhi’s female electorate.
On December 12, 2024, AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal announced the expansion of the Mukhya Mantri Mahila Samman Yojana, promising to increase the stipend from Rs 1,000 to Rs 2,100 if AAP retained power.
Yet, by December 25, the Delhi government’s relevant departments issued public notices. They declared no such scheme existed and warned against sharing personal information with anyone claiming to register individuals for these “non-existent” schemes. This move sparked controversy right before the upcoming assembly elections.
These departments labeled any such collection of personal data by private or political entities as fraudulent.
Delhi is set to vote on February 5, with vote counting scheduled for February 8.
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