• Arvind Kejriwal's Promises ahead of Delhi Municipal Corporation Elections

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    Arvind Kejriwal's Promises ahead of Delhi Municipal Corporation Elections

    Digital Desk: Arvind
    Kejriwal today announced his Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)s "10 gurantee"
    ahead of the Delhi Municipal Corporation elections on December 4. "Vote
    for those who run Delhi, not those who stop its growth," said the Chief
    Minister.



    1. Mr. Kejriwal stated that the first guarantee would be to
    beautify Delhi. "It's sad to see all the garbage, filth, and drains. There
    will be no new garbage dumps in Delhi. We will dispose of garbage - it's not
    rocket science," he explained.



    2. The AAP leader promised to clean up Delhi's streets and
    lanes, as well as renovate all schools and hospitals run by the Municipal
    Corporation of Delhi (MCD).



    3. Mr Kejriwal promised a "corruption-free MCD" and
    promised to make the approval of building plans easier and more transparent.



    4. "We will have a scheme for charging a fee to regularise
    minor violations so that people are not blackmailed," Mr Kejriwal said.



    5. He also promised to "once and for all" solve the
    parking problem and rid the city of stray dogs, cows, and monkeys.



    6. Mr Kejriwal also promised to make Delhi a "city of
    parks," to confirm all temporary civic employees and pay them on time, to
    end "Inspector Raj" or a strict licencing regime, and to reopen
    closed shops.



    7. "I want to tell traders that they should trust their
    brother," Mr Kejriwal said. He also stated that AAP would designate proper
    zones for vendors to avoid harassment.



    8. Mr. Kejriwal also made a prediction for the MCD election.
    "The BJP will win fewer than 20 seats this time," he predicted.



    9. The results will be announced on December 7. For the past 15
    years, the BJP has ruled the MCD. The BJP won 181 seats in the 250-seat civic
    body in the 2017 elections, increasing its total from the 2012 election (138).



    10. In 2017, the AAP ran in civic elections for the first time and
    won 49 seats, displacing the Congress (which won 31 seats) as the MCD's second-largest party.