For India to become 'vishwaguru', harmony among people must: Kejriwal

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Tuesday that if India has to become vishwaguru people will have to live in harmony and should be assured of good education health facilities and uninterrupted power supplySpeaking at his governments Independence Day event at Chhatrasal Stadium in north Delhi he greeted the people of the national capital as well as the country on the occasion and paid tribute to freedom fighters soldiers and achievers in different fieldsReferring to the recent flooding in Delhi he said the people together with the city government faced the natural calamity with help from the CentreThe Aam Aadmi Party AAP national convener expressed sadness at the events that have unfolded in ManipurI am a bit sad today Manipur is burning people of one community are killing those from another and viceversa In Haryana also people from one community fighting with the other How will we become vishwaguru if we keep fighting amongst ourselves If we have to become vishwaguru and become the number one country we will have to live like a family he saidHe said that 150 students from the violencehit northeastern state were provided admission in schools run by the Delhi government and were also being counselledReferring to power cuts in other parts of the country he said that India cannot become vishwaguru if there are such long outagesWe have enough power plants to generate 425 lakh MW power our peak demand is 2 lakh MW yet there are power cuts Power cuts are due to mismanagement and lack of vision Delhi has no power cuts and there is 24x7 supply here There can be 24x7 supply in the country in three to four years if there is an end to corruption and mismanagement he saidLamenting the dilapidated condition of government schools in the country he stressed that unless every child gets good education the country cannot become vishwaguruI have calculated that Rs 6 lakh crore would be needed to improve 10 lakh government schools in the country in five years An expenditure of Rs 120 lakh crore per year is nothing for a country like India An amount of Rs 75 lakh crore is needed for good quality education to 17 crore children in the country and all the governments are spending this amount presently he saidAlso read Two personnel of Jharkhand Jaguar Force killed in gunfight with MaoistsKejriwal said many people make fun of him and criticise him for providing various facilities to people free of costI am keeping two options in front of people If we provide 200 units of electricity for free to people it will only cost Rs 15 lakh crore Should people be provided free electricity or loan waivers should be given to four multimillionairesHe said every poor person can become rich if their children are provided to access to good educationIndia will not become vishwaguru merely through speeches India will not become vishwaguru unless good healthcare is available to all the people in the country he saidHe said Rs 10000 crore would be needed to open one lakh mohalla clinics in every nook and corner of the country and added providing free healthcare to all the people of the country would require an expenditure of Rs 2 lakh croreTalking about the recent law on the control of administrative services in Delhi he said that the democratic rights of the people of Delhi were taken awayI want to assure the people of Delhi we will get back your snatched rights We are fighting the battle in the Supreme Court The work of providing good education healthcare facilities will continue The speed might slow down but the work will go on he saidWhile reiterating the need to live in harmony he said If we fight among ourselves India will not progress If we work together no power can stop India from becoming the number one country in the worldHe also stressed on the need to create positive energy in the country as one can see a lot of fights and hatred on social media these daysKejriwal whose party wrested power from the BJP in the Municipal Corporation of Delhi said that the civic body has made a plan to transform Delhi into a neat and clean cityThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever