The Delhi Government will send elderly people for ‘darshan’ of Lord Ram, Ayodhya, free of cost, as soon as the construction of the temple gets completed, Chief Minister Arvidn Kejriwal announced in the house on Wednesday.
Kejriwal said his Government has been following the principles of Ram Rajya and implementing in the city. “I am a devotee of Lord Ram and Hanuman. We have been following 10 principles, inspired by the concept of ‘Ram Rajya’, to serve people in Delhi.” These ten principles are - providing food, education, medical care,electricity, water supply, employment, housing, women security, honouring the elderly.
“All of us worship Lord Rama. Personally, I worship Lord Hanuman who was a devotee of Lord Rama. Hence I am a devotee of both Lord Rama and Hanuman. Lord Rama was the emperor of Ayodhya. During his rule, it is said, people were content, with no sorrows in life as they had access to all basic facilities. This was called the ‘Ram Rajya’. This is accreditation and cannot be paralleled by us humans. However, even if we draw inspiration from this model of ‘Ram Rajya’ and seek to try and establish a similar society, we would be successful in life. Hence, we have been constantly striving to establish this model of ‘Ram Rajya’ in Delhi for the past 6 years based on 10 principles,” Kejriwal said in the house.
Mentioning about his government’s work during the pandemic, he said that no one should go to sleep hungry - whether there is a pandemic or not. “For this, the government adopted numerous measures and formulated various policies. During the pandemic, 1 crore people were provided with dry ration, 10 lakh people were given access to cooked meals twice a day. Now, the doorstep delivery of ration seeks to further this view.”
During his address in the assembly, Kejriwal mentioned about the work done by his government on health, education and transport.
He cited education minister Manish Sisodia’s visit in Uttar Pradesh and got arrested challenging the states’ education minister for debate and discussion on Delhi’s education model. Taking a jibe on Chief Minister Yogi Adityananth’s inaugural visit to a government school, Kejriwal said, “ I am glad that Chief Minister started visiting in government schools, he inaugurated the event Manish Sisodia’ Style though it was looking artificial with 12 chairs and no bench befor them,” he said while informing the Delhi government schools’ report with 98 percent results in boards. “All all children should gain access to quality education. Till now, the perceived notion was that children belonging to the lower strata must go to government schools; while those belonging to the affluent class should attend private schools. This distinction was blurred by the Delhi government. Each child now has access to similar opportunities and quality education irrespective of their economic background,” he added.
He added, “All people belonging to all sections of society must have access to the best healthcare facilities. The condition of government hospitals was improved manifold, Mohalla clinics were established and now we would begin with the process of establishing Mahila Mohalla Clinics.”
Hence all citizens of Delhi- whether rich or poor would have access to good healthcare facilities. Fourthly, no matter how poor the individual is, in many states, the rate of electricity varies from Rs. 10 per unit to Rs. 7 per unit. We must understand that electricity is not a luxury, it is a necessity. In light of this, the Delhi government decided to provide free electricity to all under 200 units of consumption. Today, Delhi is the world’s only city that provides free electricity to its citizens, 24x7, free of cost.”