He said that action will be taken against officers who were pressured by the BJP to release the public notice rejecting the existence of Mahila Samman Yojana announced by AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal.
Bharatiya Janata Party on Wednesday slammed AAP Chief Arvind Kejriwal after Delhi Government's Women and Child Development flagged the welfare schemes launched by Kejriwal for the upcoming Delhi Assembly polls.
According to a public notice, the Women and Child Development Department declared that any private person or political party indulged in collecting information from citizens through forms and registration processes in the name of the 'Mahila Samman Yojana' was "committing fraud."
In a public notice, the Women and Child Development Department, Delhi Government has said that it received information through media reports and social media posts that a political party is claiming to give Rs 2100 per month to the women of Delhi under the 'Mukhyamantri Mahila Samman Yojana'
On Sunday, Kejriwal, ahead of the upcoming Assembly elections in February, announced the launch of registrations for the 'Mukhya Mantri Mahila Samman Yojana' and the 'Sanjeevani Yojana', which will begin across the national capital tomorrow.
"I would first like to ask the widows and the disabled if they are getting their pensions because the feedback I'm receiving is that people are not getting their already sanctioned pensions," Lekhi told ANI.
BJP leader and NDMC Vice Chairman Kuljeet Singh Chahal on Sunday termed the announcement of 'Mukhya Mantri Mahila Samman Yojana' promising women in Delhi Rs 2,100 per month as a diversionary tactic by Aam Aadmi Party Chief Arvind Kejriwal.
Aam Aadmi Party MP Sanjay Singh has exuded confidence in the Delhi government's new scheme, 'Mahila Samman Yojana', calling it a "masterstroke" for the party ahead of the assembly elections next year.
Bharatiya Janata Party MP Bansuri Swaraj hit out at Aam Aadmi Party national convener Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday, telling him to "stop electoral deception" with the people of the national capital ahead of the assembly elections with the announcements of two welfare schemes, the 'Mukhya Mantr
Kejriwal, former Chief Minister of Delhi, said that the registration for the Mahila Samman scheme that will provide women living in the national capital with Rs 2,100 per month will start from tomorrow.
BJP State President Virendraa Sachdeva criticized the 'Mukhyamantri Mahila Samman Yojana' scheme announced by Aam Aadmi Party-led government in Delhi, calling it a mere election slogan ahead of the state assembly elections.