PM Modi’s promise of ₹2500 per month to every woman in Delhi has unravelled into a web of exclusions and betrayal, said AAP Delhi State President Saurabh Bharadwaj on Monday, calling out the BJP-ruled Delhi government of backtracking on its “Modi ki Guarantee”.
Saurabh Bharadwaj exposed that the scheme now limits benefits to just one woman per family, excludes women aged 18–21, bars those without ration cards, and even disqualifies mothers whose children are not vaccinated—proving that the BJP has deceived Delhi’s women to win votes. He emphasised that the BJP-led Delhi Government is the first government in the country that has lost public trust so quickly after coming to power.
During a press conference, AAP’s Delhi State President Saurabh Bharadwaj, launched a scathing attack on the BJP-led central government, calling it out for betraying the women of Delhi. He said, “Before the formation of BJP’s government, PM Narendra Modi himself made a promise to the women of Delhi that every woman would receive ₹2500 per month. He called it ‘Modi ki Guarantee’. This so-called guarantee was repeatedly echoed by BJP National President JP Nadda, Home Minister Amit Shah and many other senior BJP leaders.”
Highlighting BJP’s pre-poll promises, he said, “They clearly said that the first Cabinet meeting of the new BJP government in Delhi would pass this proposal, and from 8th March onwards, women would start receiving the financial assistance. This was stated directly by the Prime Minister.”
But now, Saurabh Bharadwaj said, the news coming out tells a completely different story. “Modi ki Guarantee has turned out to be a bundle of lies. Reports suggest some shocking changes: First, the money won’t be given to women above 18 years of age as promised, but only to those above 21. What harm have 18 to 21-year-old women done to you? You took their votes, but now say they’re not eligible for the money?”
Continuing his criticism, he said, “Second, they’re now saying that not every woman will get the money—only one woman per family will be eligible. Then why didn’t you campaign with the same logic? You didn’t say you wanted only one woman’s vote per family—you took votes from every woman. Now you’re offering benefits to only one.”
The AAP Delhi State President pointed out another caveat being added to the scheme: “Third, they’re saying the benefit will be restricted to those who have a BPL or ration card. If that’s the case, then lakhs of our sisters from Purvanchal living in Delhi are automatically excluded. Around 80% of them don’t have BPL or ration cards, because getting these cards has been practically impossible for decades. So, you’ve just written off an entire community of women with one stroke.”
Speaking about Delhi’s villages, he added, “In most villages, if you are a native and have a house—even if 15 families live in one house—you are considered ineligible for a ration card. So those residents neither get ration cards, nor will they receive this ₹2500 promised under the scheme.”
Saurabh Bharadwaj revealed another term, stating, “What’s even more outrageous is that now they’re saying even the ₹2500 won’t be given in full. A part of it will be withheld and ‘saved’ for the woman. They say they’ll give it when the woman ‘needs it’. Why?”
“If that’s the logic, then why not do the same for ministers? Hold back their salaries too and give it only when they need it. Same for IAS officers—why not give them half their pay only when necessary? You take all your money on time but do not want to give the full amount to the poor because they can spend it unwisely, what kind of policy is this” Saurabh Bharadwaj asked sharply.
He questioned whether these conditions were ever disclosed earlier. “Did the Prime Minister ever say this money will only go to women above 21? That it will only go to one woman per family? Or that it will be only for those with ration cards? None of this was mentioned earlier.”
Mocking another ridiculous condition, the AAP Delhi State President added, “Now they’re saying women whose children have been vaccinated will be eligible. This is the most absurd condition we’ve heard so far. Why not make it a rule for government jobs too. What kind of bizarre filter is this?”
Saurabh Bharadwaj concluded by stating, “This BJP government in Delhi was founded on a bed of lies. From the top leadership, including PM Narendra Modi, down to the lowest ranks, every BJP leader deceived the people of Delhi—especially its women—just to win the election. The very foundation of this government was laid by distributing liquor, cash, clothes, gold chains, and even shoes and slippers. It is perhaps the first government in the country that has lost public trust so quickly after coming to power.”
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