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Rajasthan: On Thursday, ahead of assembly elections for Rajasthan, The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) released its poll manifesto, promising a slew of welfare measures for farmers, women, and students. Union Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal, state party chief CP Joshi, former Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje and other party leaders were present at the event.
The manifesto was unveiled by BJP national president JP Nadda in Jaipur. Notably, BJP’s Sankalp Patra is based on the suggestions of more than one crore people through the party’s outreach programmes like “Akansha Peti”, e-mails and social media platforms, claimed Meghwal, who is the convener of the party’s manifesto committee. He was accompanied by former Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje, Union Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, and senior leaders from the state unit.
“The Congress party became known for five things in five years. These are corruption, the disrespect of women, and neglected farmers. This is the state where the rate of electricity is highest and petrol and diesel have the highest VAT. The number of paper leaks that happened here has broken records”, Addressing reporters, Nadda said.
The BJP promised to purchase wheat from farmers at an MSP of Rs 2,800 per quintal, which is significantly higher than the current MSP of Rs 2015 per quintal.The BJP has promised to implement a comprehensive compensation plan for farmers whose land has been acquired for various projects. This issue has been a major source of grievance among farmers in Rajasthan.
The BJP, which often targeted the Ashok Gehlot government, has promised to establish ‘anti-Romeo squads’ in every district of the state to safeguard girls and women. The squad members will be engaged in patrolling public places and taking strong action against eve-teasers and molesters. The BJP has spoken about increasing the subsidy for Ujjwala Yojana beneficiaries from Rs 500 to Rs 950. This will provide much-needed relief to low-income households who use LPG cylinders for cooking.
The BJP has unveiled a ‘Free Scooty Scheme’ for meritorious students pursuing higher education. This scheme will provide scooters to deserving students to help them with their transportation needs.The saffron party has pledged an initiative to promote the well-being of daughters. Under this scheme, a savings bond of Rs 2 lakh will be given to every household where a daughter is born. This bond will mature when the daughter reaches the age of 18 years.
The BJP president said that if the BJP government is formed in Rajasthan, then an SIT investigation will be conducted into the paper leak case in the Gehlot government. BJP will spend 40 thousand crore rupees on infrastructure in Rajasthan. Nadda said that the BJP wanted to form a double-engine government in Rajasthan and the manifesto would serve as the “roadmap of decelopment”.
Election to the 200-member Rajasthan assembly will be held in a single phase on November 25. Results will be declared on December 3. In the 2018 assembly elections, the Congress won 99 seats while the BJP won 73 seats in the 200-member House. Ashok Gehlot eventually took oath as CM with the support of BSP MLAs and independents.
