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Goa Polls : AAP promises Wages Hike, Financial Aid To Women

Arvind Kejriwal

New Delhi : The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Sunday announced that if the party is voted to power in the up coming elections it will increase the remuneration provided to women in Goa under a state-sponsored scheme and also promised financial assistance to women not covered under it.

“This is going to be the biggest and most important women empowerment programme in the world, not only in India,” AAP’s national convener Arvind Kejriwal claimed, while addressing a women”s convention in South Goa”s Navelim Assembly segment.

The expenses under the scheme would be around ₹ 500 crore annually, which would be funded by the state government by completely eliminating corruption in the system, he said.

The Delhi chief minister is on a two-day visit to Goa, where the Assembly polls are due early next year.

Kejriwal said if his party comes to power in Goa, then the existing remuneration of ₹ 1,500 provided to women under the state-sponsored ”Griha Aadhar Scheme” would be increased to ₹ 2,500, while other women aged 18 and above, who are not covered under the scheme, would be paid ₹ 1,000 per month.

He said financial stability is most important for any woman to feel empowered.

“Once a woman is financially stable, she will feel empowered as she can spend the money to do those extra things for the family,” he said. Many girls, who have left the college due to financial constraints, can use ₹ 1,000 per month, which will be deposited into their accounts, for continuing their education, Kejriwal added.

If the AAP comes to power, the state government will give an option to women, who are financially well off, to opt out of the scheme, Kejriwal said.

“We will offer the scheme to all women in the state. Those who feel they don”t require it, can opt out of it,” he said.

In the 2017 Goa polls, the AAP failed to win a single seat in the 40-member state Assembly.

 

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Police in Nagaland said at least 11 civilians were killed by security forces and that it is investigating whether the incident was a case of mistaken identity.

Reacting to the incident, Mr Gandhi tweeted, “This is heart wrenching. GOI must give a real reply. What exactly is the home ministry doing when neither civilians nor security personnel are safe in our own land?”

The Army on Sunday ordered a Court of Inquiry into the killing of civilians and expressed deep regret over the incident.

Army officials said the operation in Mon district that borders Myanmar was carried out based on credible intelligence inputs about the likely movement of insurgents in the area.

It said the security forces suffered severe injuries in the operation and one soldier succumbed to injuries.

Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio has condemned the incident. He tweeted that the incident of killing of civilians in Mon’s Oting is highly condemnable. Its high-level SIT investigation will be done. Justice will be done according to the law. I appeal to everyone to maintain peace.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah tweeted, “Anguished over an unfortunate incident in Nagaland’s Oting, Mon. I express my deepest condolences to the families of those who have lost their lives. A high-level SIT constituted by the State govt will thoroughly probe this incident to ensure justice to the bereaved families.”

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