The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) released it Sankalp Patra (Manifesto) for Jharkhand Assembly elections. On this occasion, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said, “The upcoming Jharkhand election is not just an election to change the government, but an election to ensure the future of Jharkhand. The people of Jharkhand have to decide whether they want a government full of corruption or a BJP government moving forward on the path of development under the leadership of PM Modi. Do they want a government that endangers the identity, land and women of Jharkhand by allowing infiltration or do they want a Bharatiya Janata Party government that protects the borders.”
Amit Shah after releasing the manifesto in Ranchi, said that the BJP will fight for the interests of the backward classes, the poor, the tribals, the Dalits are looking towards the BJP’s ‘Sankalp Patra’ with great hope.
“The Bharatiya Janata Party is the only party in the country’s politics that does what it says. Whenever the Bharatiya Janata Party has come to power, we have fulfilled all the resolutions. This is our track record and that is why the people of Jharkhand, especially the backward classes, the poor, the tribals, the Dalits are looking towards our ‘Sankalp Patra’ with great hope.”
The Union Home Minister asserted that during the Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren’s government, the tribals of the state are not safe.
“The number of tribals in Santhal Pargana is continuously decreasing. Infiltrators are coming here and luring our daughters and marrying them and occupying the land. If this is not stopped, then neither the culture of Jharkhand, nor the employment, land, or daughters here will be safe. That is why the BJP is moving ahead with the slogan of securing “Roti, Beti, Maati,” Mr Shah said.
The Home Minister also attacked the JMM led alliance alleging that they had allowed infiltrators into tribal lands.
“BJP government is being formed in Jharkhand and we will drive out these infiltrators. We will bring the law and return the land taken away from women. Hemant Soren, you have failed to provide security to the women of Jharkhand,” he said.
The Union Minister made it clear that the BJP is very serious in BJP committed to implementing the Universal Civil Code (UCC) in the state, exempting tribal. The UCC would apply to all citizens equally, regardless of their religion, gender, or sexual orientation.
Let’s take a glance at some of the salient features of BJP’s manifesto in Jharkhand:
- To create 287,000 government jobs and offer 500,000 self-employment opportunities in order to combat unemployment.
- The party said that under the Laxmi Johar Yojana, gas cylinders will be provided at Rs 500, with two free cylinders available each year.
- To provide Rs 2,100 per month to every woman of the state if the BJP returns to power.”Under the ‘Gogo Didi scheme’, women will be given Rs 2100 every month. Free LPG gas cylinders will be given on Diwali and Rakshabandhan and the cylinders will be given for Rs 500.
- Five lakh employment opportunities will be created for the youth of Jharkhand.
- To ensure the recruitment on 2,87,500 government positions with transparency. “For this, the process will begin in the first cabinet meeting and will complete the recruitment process on 1.5 lakh positions by November 2025.”
Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma, Union Ministers Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Sanjay Seth, and BJP Jharkhand president Babulal Marandi were present during the launch.
Elections for 81 seats in the Jharkhand Assembly will be conducted in two phases on November 13 and November 20, with the counting of votes scheduled for November 23.
