According to the manifesto, the party will extend Delhi Metro’s network to 500 km, making it one of the world’s largest Metro networks and would connect several new areas such as Burari, Kirari, Bijwasan, Narela, Karawal Nagar, Mangolpuri and others.
“Along with reviving the Yamuna river, we will work together with the Central government to develop a beautiful riverside along the banks of the Yamuna. This will play a big role in maintaining the Yamuna eco-system and in creating a new tourist destination for Delhi,” Sisodia said.
The BJP-led Central government has still not regularised and changed the land-use of unauthorised colonies, he alleged.
“The AAP will continue to pressure the Central government to ensure all of Delhi’s unauthorised colonies get regularised and home owners get proper registries for their houses,” he said.
The party manifesto also said the AAP, if reelected, would make sure that all contractual employees engaged by the Delhi government are made permanent.
“We will ensure that the findings of the Supreme Court appointed-SIT under Justice SN Dhingra are acted upon promptly and the victims of the 1984 anti-Sikh genocide get justice,” he said.
The party said it would pursue with the Centre for Bhojpuri language to be included in the Eighth Schedule to the Constitution of India. – PTI
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