New Delhi:
The Aam Aadmi Party has a 70-point action plan. The BJP, a 270-point vision document with one controversy. And the Congress has a two-part manifesto that it released on two different days.
Here is what Delhi gets to choose from:
The key political demand for full statehood for Delhi finds mention only in the manifesto of AAP, which has committed to working towards it. The BJP's vision document and the Congress manifesto have no mention of it.
AAP appears to make specific promises on bijli-sadak-pani (power-roads-water) issues. They've promised power bills will be halved. The BJP promises a significant cut in bills but unlike last time, offers no specifics. The Congress says it will cut the basic rate to Rs.1.50 per unit for the first 200 units.
The BJP and AAP have promised a Comptroller and Auditor General or CAG audit of power supply companies, with the BJP suggesting that consumer must be free to choose a company.
AAP has famously promised free water up to 20,000 litres for all per month, while the BJP plans to review and rationalise water bills and the Congress says it will waive pending water bills.
The Congress seems to have returned to its pro-poor agenda with the promise of right to shelter and ownership rights to slum dwellers. The BJP says it will regularise unauthorised colonies and work on a "Jahan jhuggi wahan makaan (houses instead of slums)" scheme for the poor.
Women's safety is a big agenda for all three parties. AAP has promised 15 lakh CCTVs, the BJP says there will be GPS and CCTVs in all public transport and also plans on regulating taxis. The Congress has promised CCTVs in public transport and special training of the police force.
After bringing the spotlight on corruption, AAP has renewed its demand for a Janlokpal bill to tackle graft. Both the Congress and the BJP have promised corruption-free governance, but the details haven't been spelt out.
Promises on issues like improved sanitation and a free Wi-Fi city are similar in all three lists of promises.
In its vision document the BJP controversially used the term "north east immigrants," earning much criticism. The Congress said, "People from the North East are citizens, not immigrants" and sought an apology. The BJP has called it a printing error and has apologised.
Much of the BJP's presumptive chief minister Kiran Bedi's blueprint for Delhi seems to have found its way to her party's vision document.
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