The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is set to take on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the upcoming Budget Session of the Delhi Legislative Assembly over its blatant betrayal of the people of Delhi. The so-called “Modi’s Guarantee”—promising ₹2,500 per month to Delhi’s women and a free LPG cylinder on Holi—has proven to be nothing but a hollow jumla. Instead of implementing the promised scheme, the BJP-led Delhi government has conveniently formed a three-member committee, a clear tactic to indefinitely shelve the scheme without any real intention of fulfilling its commitment.
In a statement, the Aam Aadmi Party stated, “The BJP’s deception is an outright betrayal of the women of Delhi, who were promised financial relief and support. Instead, the BJP has used delay tactics to escape accountability, proving once again that their assurances mean nothing when it comes to real governance. AAP will ensure that this betrayal is exposed in the Assembly and that the BJP is held accountable for misleading the people.”
The AAP’s statement further read, “What makes this betrayal even more shameful is that the AAP government had handed over a surplus budget to the BJP-led Delhi government. Despite inheriting a financially sound economy, BJP has failed to deliver even a single benefit to the people of Delhi so far. Why are women being denied their rightful financial assistance when Delhi’s budget remains in surplus? The BJP’s refusal to implement ‘Modi’s Guarantee’ proves that they never intended to fulfill their promises in the first place.”
Meanwhile, Delhi Assembly LoP Atishi stated, “BJP has turned the Delhi Assembly into a dictatorship where Opposition MLAs are suspended for raising people’s issues, while BJP MLAs are protected despite their misconduct. This is not governance; this is an attack on democracy. Now, the same BJP that spoke of ‘Modi’s Guarantee’ has betrayed the women of Delhi by denying their rightful financial assistance, despite inheriting a surplus budget from AAP. We will not stay silent. AAP will raise these issues not just in the Assembly, but on the streets, and will take BJP’s betrayal to every household in Delhi.”
“The people of Delhi deserve answers: Why has ‘Modi’s Guarantee’ turned into ‘Modi’s Jumla’? Why is the BJP scared of open debate on critical public issues? Why are elected representatives of Delhi being muzzled inside the Assembly? AAP will not let BJP escape accountability. In this Budget Session AAP MLAs will expose BJP’s betrayal, deception, and failure to govern in the interest of the people,” read the statement.
Furthermore, AAP will also raise the systematic assault on democracy within the Delhi Legislative Assembly. In previous sessions, BJP has resorted to blatantly partisan treatment—suspending AAP MLAs for merely raising people’s issues while shielding its own MLAs from scrutiny. Leader of Opposition Atishi has already highlighted how AAP MLAs have faced repeated interruptions and arbitrary suspensions, showing BJP’s sheer intolerance toward democratic debate. A BJP MLA is allowed to speak for 40 minutes, while an AAP MLA’s voice is silenced in just 4 minutes.
The Budget Session will not be an exception—AAP will fight relentlessly to ensure that the voices of Delhi’s citizens are not silenced by BJP’s authoritarian tactics.
