Summary:
Dehradun, Nov 21 (PTI) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday promised to introduce a free pilgrimage scheme for the people of different communities in Uttarakhand if the Aam Aadmi Party came to power in the state.
Under the scheme, Hindus will be taken to Ayodhya, Muslims to Ajmer Sharif and Sikhs to Kartarpur Sahib, Kejriwal announced at a press conference in Haridwar.
"We introduced a free pilgrimage scheme for the elderly in Delhi under which they are taken in the comfort of AC trains for free to 12 pilgrimage destinations all over the country, including Haridwar, Rishikesh, Vaishno Devi and Puri," the AAP national convener said.
He said 36,000 people have already availed the scheme under which people are selected every year for pilgrimages.
Kejriwal said the idea of adding Ayodhya to the list of destinations under the free pilgrimage scheme came to him when he visited the city recently to pay obeisance to Ram Lalla.
"I want to give all our elders the experience of going on a free pilgrimage to Ayodhya ji and have a darshan of Ram Lalla," he said.