Arvind kejriwal leads the republic day celebration at chhatrasal stadium:
CM Arvind Kejriwal hoisted the national flag at the Republic Day celebration held at Chhatrasal Stadium on Thursday. CM Arvind Kejriwal, riding an open jeep, inspected the parade. This included Delhi Police, Delhi Home Guard, Delhi Fire Service, NCC, and teams of children from Delhi government schools, among others.
Arvind Kejriwal at Republic Day Celebration:
Speaking on the eve of the Republic Day celebration held at the Chhatrasal Stadium on Thursday, Arvind Kejriwal said, “No one should sleep hungry in Ramrajya, our government is giving free ration to the poor and shelter and food in night shelters to the homeless. Taking inspiration from Ramrajya, our government is providing equal and quality education and health facilities to everyone in Delhi.
Arvind Kejriwal said a society, or a family can never progress where elders are not respected. He said the earlier old age pension of Rs 1,000 per month has been increased two and a half times and now, every elderly person gets a pension of Rs 2,500 per month in Delhi. We have taken 83,000 of our elders to 12 pilgrimage places, including Rameshwaram, Dwarkadhish, Puri ji, Haridwar-Rishikesh, Ayodhya.
Arvind Kejriwal said there is a description in the Ramayana about Shravan Kumar who took his parents on pilgrimage. “We take elderly people on pilgrimage. The Delhi government pays all their travel, accommodation, and food expenses. All they have to do is to bring clothes in their bag from home and they don’t have to carry anything else. They take them in such trains, make them stay in good hotels, and arrange for buses,” he said.
Arvind Kejriwal said after the consecration of Ram Lalla in Ayodhya, many elderly people are wishing to go to Ayodhya ji to have darshan of Shri Ram Lala ji. “So, we will try to take as many trains as possible to Ayodhya,” he said.
The Chief Minister said that Women’s safety is very important; women should feel safe. We do not have police under us in Delhi but we try to do whatever we can within our means. Today, such a huge network of CCTV cameras has been created in the last 7 to 8 years in Delhi, which is not found in any city in the entire world. People feel safe because of CCTV cameras. Criminals fear that if they commit any crime, they will be caught. And today, through CCTV, Delhi Police is being able to solve big crimes.
The Chief Minister said that unemployment has become the biggest problem facing the country today and to overcome this, Delhi government is providing employment to many people in various ways. He said besides providing government jobs, opportunities for jobs have been created through Mohalla Clinics, doorstep delivery of services to the citizens, and schools.
He said the AAP government brought about some changes in the education system to tackle the unemployment issue. “Today, children after doing BA, B.Com, B.Sc., LLB keep roaming for jobs. This education system was created by the British to produce clerks. We tried to start the Business Blaster Program (BBP) entrepreneurship classes in the government schools of Delhi. We taught 11th and 12th class children to do business and gave them projects and today you will be surprised to know that 50,000 teams of about 2.5 lakh children are working on them, starting their own businesses. Today, if you ask the children of our government schools, every child will tell you that after completing studies, I will become a job giver, not a job seeker. Every child is full of this feeling,” said Shri Kejriwal.
Supporting his model of giving money directly in the hands of the poor, Arvind Kejriwal said in the last 75 years, the development model in our country has been such that a few people are benefiting from all the development in our country, while the rest of the country remains poor. “There is a Trickle-Down Theory in economics, which makes some people rich, then those rich people will open a factory, everyone else will work in it, then slowly money will trickle down and it will start reaching the poor. But it never reaches, has not reached in 75 years. The rich become richer, and the poor became poorer… We need such a development model that money goes directly into the hands of the poor. When the money goes directly into the hands of the poor and middle class, then the country will progress. What will a poor person do if he gets money? He will buy food items, clothes, and household items. This will create demand within the economy, clothing factories will be built, food factories will be set up, people will get jobs,” he said.
“When our government was formed in Delhi, we increased the minimum wage from Rs 9000 per month to Rs 14000 per month and now it is Rs18000 per month. When I raised it to Rs 14,000, many people abused me. At that time many people said that whatever Arvind Kejriwal is doing, businesses will be closed, factories will be shut, they will suffer losses. Nothing happened, nobody’s business was closed. But money started coming into the hands of the poor. When money starts coming into the hands of the poor, they spend it. It creates demand and when demand is created, the economy grows,” he explained.
Announcing proudly that Delhi has the lowest inflation rate in the entire country, the Chief Minister said this has been possible only due to various welfare measures taken by the Delhi government. “Inflation rate in Delhi is 2.95%, 5.5% in UP, 6% in Maharashtra, 7% in Haryana, 7% in Gujarat and 6% at the national level.
School children presented a cultural program, enthralling everyone:
This year’s Republic Day was unique in terms of the performances presented by the students. All the mesmerizing performances were by the girl students. They presented cultural programs on the eve of Republic Day during the closing ceremony of the 2024 parade in Delhi’s government schools. The girls of Sarvodaya Kanya Vidyalaya Hari Nagar Ghanta Ghar showcased a dance performance.
The audience was captivated, and later, Sarvodaya Kanya Vidyalaya Palam Enclave No.1 students presented the famous Bhangra of Punjab. The girls from Sarvodaya Kanya Vidyalaya Mata Sundari Road mesmerized the audience with the traditional dance of Maharashtra, Gondhal. The children from Bal Bhavan Public School Mayur Vihar Phase-2 gave an enthralling performance highlighting the significance of the national flag and patriotism. The students from Government Girls Senior Secondary School C Block, Sultanpuri, presented a patriotic program that left everyone in awe. Following this, the students of SKV SP Road Nangloi showcased a vibrant Haryanvi folk dance. Lastly, the students from Government Senior Secondary Girls School New Kondli presented an outstanding dance interpreting the motto “Satyameva Jayate.” The program concluded with collective performances by all schools, symbolizing unity. CM Arvind Kejriwal marked the end of the event by releasing balloons into the sky on the eve of Republic Day.
