Former Delhi CM Atishi writes to CM Rekha Gupta, seeking meeting with AAP’s legislative group on Feb 23, after BJP failed to approve ₹2,500 scheme for women in its first cabinet meeting

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has called out the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for betraying Delhi’s women by breaking Modi’s Guarantee and failing to approve the ₹2,500 scheme in its first cabinet meeting.

Senior AAP leader and former Delhi CM Atishi has written to CM Rekha Gupta, congratulating her on assuming office while demanding urgent action on the unfulfilled promise of ₹2500 per month for women.

In her letter, Atishi reminded CM Rekha Gupta of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s commitment to Delhi’s women during a rally in Dwarka on January 31, 2025. “During the election campaign, the supreme leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modi, had assured the women of Delhi that if a BJP government was formed, the very first Cabinet meeting would approve a scheme providing ₹2500 per month for them. He had declared—this is Modi’s guarantee,” the letter stated.

However, Atishi highlighted that despite the BJP government holding its first Cabinet meeting on February 20, the scheme was not approved. “The women of Delhi had placed their trust in Modi’s guarantee, and now they feel deceived,” she asserted.

Calling for immediate intervention, Atishi requested a meeting between AAP’s legislative group and CM Rekha Gupta on February 23, 2025, to discuss the matter. “On behalf of the millions of women in Delhi, I humbly request you to take some time from your busy schedule to meet us so that we can present our case for concrete action on this scheme,” she wrote.