UP elections 2017: 10 takeaways from BJP manifesto

 

While making a strong pitch for development, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in its manifesto for the upcoming Uttar Pradesh elections promised to set up a department in every district to prevent “exodus” due to communal tension, to explore legal possibilities for the Ram temple in Ayodhya, to ensure that 90 per cent jobs in every industry in UP were reserved for youths of the state, and to waive off loans of small and marginal farmers.

 

Shah later told the press that BJP, if elected, would issue a white paper on the reported Hindu exodus from restive Kairana. He also added that the BJP government would be willing to implead itself in the ongoing litigation on triple talaq in the Supreme Court after ascertaining the opinion of Muslim women.

 

Shah also said all mechanised slaughterhouses would be closed in the state.

Taking a cue from ruling Samajwadi Party, Shah promised to upgrade the Dial 100 of the state police to ensure police help in 15 minutes all over the state.

Stressing that if voted to power, his party will take one step ahead of the Samajwadi Partys laptop distribution scheme by providing 1 GB free data for one year besides free wi-fi in universities.

BJP has promised to depute an innovative anti- Romeo squads near colleges to check eve- teasing. Besides, three women battalions will be raised for security of women, the document said.

While releasing manifesto, the BJP president said the party will form government in Uttar Pradesh with a two-thirds majority.

He attacked Samajwadi Party and Mayawati's Bahujan Samaj Party which have ruled Uttar Pradesh for the last 15 years, accusing them of doing nothing to develop the backward state.

BJP, he said, under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, would turn UP into a developed state, the way it has developed the other states it rules.

"All BIMARU - Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh - states have become developed except UP," he said.

BJP is going hammer and tongs to return to power in UP after 15 years.

In 2012, it had won only 47 of the states 403 seats, but in the 2014 national election, it swept 71 of the states 80 Lok Sabha seats and hopes to repeat that performance in this years assembly election.

Elections in Uttar Pradesh will be held in seven phases from February 11 to March 8. 

 

Following are the highlights of the manifesto:

- The BJP has decided to waive all farmer loans. The farmers will get further loans with 0 per cent interest.

-In the next 5 years, Rs 150 crore fund will be set up for agricultural development.

-Bundelkhand will get special preference.

-The motto of 'Na goondaraj Na Bhrashtachar' will be followed.

-In 45 days, all criminals, who are out on parole and committing crimes, will be brought back to jails.

-FIRs for all citizens will be filed without caste bias.

- Land mafia has troubled the entire state. A task force will be set up in every district to tackle different mafias.

-Class 3 and Class 4 employees will be hired only on the basis of merit, no interviews to end corruption.

-Rs 1,000 crore start-up capital fund will be provided. 90 per cent of the jobs will be given to youth of UP.

-Laptops will be given without any bias with free 1 GB internet per month.

-All students scoring about 50 per cent will get free education till graduation.

-In the next five years, there will be toilets in every house, LPG in every house and gas pipelines for cities.