In his fourth Independence Day address, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal bemoaned the “backwardness” in the country and asked if Delhi can achieve “success” in the health and education sectors why other States cannot replicate it.
“These days our country is known as a place where “communal riots and rapes with women” take place” Kejriwal said. However, he was quick to add that now India has also been recognised for good things like “Mohalla Clinics” which are talked about the world over.
Earlier the Chief Minister unfurled the Tricolour in a function to mark the 72nd Independence Day at Chhatrasal stadium. Kejriwal urged the people, officers and hundreds of to love and respect fellow Indians and to take the countries name to the world's top list of developed country.
The State level Independence Day saw hundreds of people and students from across the national Capital at the Chattrasal Staduim to celebrate.
The program also witnessed other senior leaders and Ministers of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) led Government including Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia, Satyender Jain, Gopal Rai, Imran Hussain, Rajendra Pal Gautam and Kailash Gahlot. Apart from the Ministers, senior officers such as Chief Secretary of Delhi Government participated in the occasion.
Addressing the garthering, Kejriwal said, “People who fight in the name of religion are not the well wishers of this ground. The nation is our mother and we are its children irrespective of the religion or caste. We have to work together to reach the top-most place.”
Further in his 30 minutes long speech, Kejriwal stressed upon the “Backwardness” in the country and asked the scores of people present in the ground if Delhi can success in the field of health and education why the other state do not follow the same to achieve success.
“These days our country is known as a place where “communal riots and rapes with women” take place. But at a time am also happy that the country is known for some good works such as the mohalla clinic initiative by the present government. Countries like Canada, london and others are talking about the Delhi Government's Mohalla Clinic,” said Kejriwal.
He claimed that the opposition parties and others call him and his party “Stubborn”. “Yes, we are stubborn to make the country corruption free and rich. And one can notice that how this stubbornness has developed and progressed the city to a top point in the past three years that has never happened before”, Kerjriwal said.
Health Care Services at the door step of citizens, 164 Aam Aadmi Mohalla Clinics are functioning. These clinics have the provision for 212 diagnostic tests and 145 essential drugs are provided to the patients. The Government has improved school education and infrastructure. Pre-primary and Primary Classes were introduced in 149 Sarvodaya Vidyalayas thereby paving the way for increasing the intake of more students in Nursery class. About 29,000 students have been nominated through online lottery for admission in the entry grade class in private schools under Economically Weaker Section (EWS) this year, he claimed.
“Former Secretary General of United Nations Kofi Annan will come to India with a delegation to visit Mohalla Clinics on September Six”, the chief minister announced.
Japan, which was ravaged in World War II, managed to rise again and is now far ahead of India. Many other countries that gained independence after India are now more developed. If good education will be ensured for all children in the country, poverty and unemployment will be vanished within one generation,” said the Delhi chief minister.
Further, he added we should not only chant “Bharat Mata Ki Jai”, everyone should work hard to make the country success in every field, and then only our mother earth will be happy. “Slogan will be realised when all the children will receive good education, farmers will get price for their crops, women will be respected, and no country in the world will be able to browbeat India,” he said.
Kejriwal also announced that “Mukhyamantri Kisan Aay Badhotri Solar Yojana” will soon be implemented under this scheme the Government aims at enhancing income of farmers engaged in agricultural activities to provide additional income of Rs 1 lakh to Rs 4 lakhs per acre annually to farmers.Kerjrial concluded his speech with ,”Hum Honge Kamyab” as he sang the celebrated song alongwith school children present at the event.