The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convener and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday announced a monthly allowance of Rs 1,000 for all adult women in Punjab if AAP forms government in the state.

Addressing hundreds of women at the ‘Kejriwal di teeji guarantee, Mahilavan nu vadhaiyan’ (Kejriwal’s third guarantee, congratulations to women)’ program in Moga today, Kejriwal said the AAP would form the government in Punjab in 2022 and Rs 1,000 (one thousand) monthly will be given with guarantee to all women above 18 years of age by the AAP government.

Kejriwal, who is on a two-day visit to Punjab, launched the ‘Mission Punjab’ program for the 2022 General Assembly elections with this announcement. Addressing the women gathered at the venue, Kejriwal said, “As soon as the AAP government is formed, every daughter above 18 years, sister, mother, daughter-in-law, mother-in-law, and grandmother will get Rs 1,000 per month in their accounts. I guarantee it. I have made this decision very thoughtfully and with full calculation because what Kejriwal says, he does. The government of Delhi and the people of Delhi are witnesses to this,” he said.

(With inputs from agencies)