Comments and votes

Delhi is preparing to go to polls on February 5 to elect 70 government leaders. The two major parties, AAP and BJP, are struggling to win. Congress is also there but not as strong as when former leader Sheila Dikshit made many changes for the betterment of Delhi.

The Bharatiya Janata Party, which collaborates with the central government and controls the lieutenant governor, a powerful official, has accused AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal of corruption. But what did the people of Delhi really vote for?

Voters in Delhi come from many different backgrounds. Political parties are trying to win the support of different groups by promising various ways. freebies. For example, one party might promise Rs 2,300, another might promise Rs 2,100, and so on. Post-Covid, donating money or free stuff has become an important way to win elections, not just in Delhi but across India.

But do these promises really work? Not really. While free handouts may seem like gifts, they don’t solve the larger problems people face. People get a small amount of money instead of better schools, hospitals or cleaner air. In the long run, this will weaken the country’s economy. Even Delhi, one of India’s wealthiest cities, has this problem.

The BJP says it will not stop the free schemes launched by AAP, but no one seems to be talking about more important things. Where are the new universities, better hospitals or job training programs? Why are the roads so bad and the air so polluted?

Instead of solving these big problems, political parties use people’s own tax dollars to provide small handouts. It’s an easy way for them to win votes without solving the real problems. At the same time, cities like Delhi are becoming increasingly difficult to live in.

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