Why can't common people have free power, healthcare benefits: Punjab CM

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Friday dismissed the criticism that the AAP government was doling out freebies, asking why can't common people get free power and healthcare when similar benefits are extended to elected representatives.

Launching 80 more Aam Aadmi Clinics with his Delhi counterpart Arvind Kejriwal, he said these health facilities have helped the government in preparing a database of diseases prevalent in Punjab and combating them effectively. More than 25.60 lakh people have benefited from these clinics, he added.

Mann said opponents target AAP for giving free power, free treatment and free education to people.

"We say when leaders get free power, when exchequer bears all their medical expenses, why cannot it be done for the common people too," he said.

With the launch of the new clinics, the total number of these health facilities in Punjab has reached 580.

Speaking at the event, Kejriwal said an "honest government" in Punjab is making opponents jittery.

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