All contractual labour of the municipal corporations will be regularised and their arrears will be cleared if the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is voted to power in the upcoming municipal elections, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Monday.
Mr. Kejriwal made the announcement at a campaign rally in northwest Delhi’s Swaroop Nagar. The party has been making major promises to attract voters in the run-up to the civic polls on April 23.
Last week Mr. Kejriwal had said that house tax will be abolished if his party comes to power and later he also announced that the power and water subsidies will reach tenants.
Addressing the public meeting on Monday, Mr. Kejriwal said his party will also end “inspector raj” to curb corruption in the municipalities.
“Municipal sanitation workers go on strike every three months to protest against non-payment of their salaries. They dump garbage on roads. If we come to power in the corporations, we would ensure they get salaries on the seventh of every month. We will also regularise all employees and ensure they get their arrears,” Mr. Kejriwal told the crowd.
On Mach 31, the CM had cautioned the people that power and water tariff would increase if either the BJP or the Congress comes to power in the civic bodies.
