Former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal announced Diwali bonus and timely salary to all MCD sanitation workers.

New Delhi: Former Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) convenor Arvind Kejriwal said on Wednesday that the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has sent the salaries and Diwali bonus to all the sanitation workers before the end of the month of October.

Former CM of Delhi, while addressing the gathering, congratulated all the sanitation workers and wished them a happy Diwali.

Tweet of former Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal

“Many congratulations to all the sanitation workers of Delhi Municipal Corporation. This is the first time in 18 years that they are getting their salary before the end of the month. Earlier their salary used to be delayed for 7-8 months but now it is being paid before time. Get it, Kejriwal wrote in a social media post on Twitter.

“This time on the occasion of Diwali, MCD has sent salaries and Diwali bonus to all the sanitation workers before the end of the month so that everyone can celebrate Diwali happily with their families. I wish all the best to all the sanitation workers and their families. ” Diwali,” the AAP convener said.

Former Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal hits back at PM Modi

Earlier in the day, Arvind Kejriwal hit back at Prime Minister Narendra Modi's criticism of the Delhi government over not implementing the Ayushman Bharat scheme and said it was wrong for him to politicize public health issues.

Arvind Kejriwal said in a post on Twitter, “It is not right to speak wrong on the issue of people's health. It is not right to do politics on this.”

Kejriwal's comments come after Prime Minister Modi criticized the Delhi and West Bengal governments for failing to implement the Ayushman Bharat health insurance scheme due to “political interests”.

He further alleged that many 'irregularities' were found in the Ayushman Bharat scheme and took a dig at Prime Minister Modi asking him to 'study' the Delhi model.

Kejriwal said, “CAG found many irregularities in the Ayushman Bharat scheme. In the states where the Ayushman scheme is implemented, till date I have not met a single person who has been treated under Ayushman Bharat.”

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