Rajasthan Assembly elections 2018: The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday released its manifesto for the December 7 Assembly elections in the state. The party claimed that it had met 95% of the promises it had made in the run up to the 2013 polls. The ‘Sankalp Patra’ was unveiled by Union ministers Arun Jaitley and Prakash Javadekar, and Rajathan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje, in the presence of BJP leaders and workers here. Speaking on the occasion, CM Raje promised every year, 30,000 jobs will be given in government sector in the state and 50 lakh jobs will be created in private sector in next five years.
The BJP government in the state met 630 of the 665 promises made in the 2013 Rajasthan manifesto, Raje said prior to releasing the manifesto. “The overall completion is 95%,” she said. The CM added that up to Rs 5,000 per month will be given as unemployment allowance to eligible youths above the age of 21 years.
Meanwhile, the Congress is likely to release its manifesto on November 28. On Monday, Congress president Rahul Gandhi promised to waive off farmers’ loan in 10 days if his party is voted to power, adding that he doesn’t make false promises like PM Narendra Modi.
The state will go to polls in a single phase on December 7 along with Telangana. Results will be declared on December 11.
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Rajasthan Assembly election 2018: BJP releases manifesto
Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje said that every year, 30,000 jobs will be given in government sector in Rajasthan.
The BJP on Tuesday released its manifesto for the upcoming Assembly polls in Rajasthan. The election document was released by Arun jitley and CM Vasundhra Raje at party's Jaipur office.
In an attempt to woo farmers in Rajasthan where polling will be held on December 7, Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Monday promised to waive off farmers' loans in 10 days if the Congress is voted to power. "Our party had promised farmers in Punjab and Karnataka elections loan waivers and we waived farmers' loan there," he said adding that he doesn't make false promises unlike Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
The Congress has filed a complaint with Election Commission against BJP president Amit Shah for violating the model code of conduct by provoking voters against opposition during Bikaner rally. According to Congress spokesperson Sushil Sharma, Shah had during his Bikaner rally asked the people to hold opposition leaders by their collar when they visit their place seeking votes. The Congress had also lodged a complaint against state Minister Srichand Kriplani and BJP MLA Ramhet Yadav.
After releasing the BJP's manifesto, Arun Jaitley will address an election rally in Jaipur later today. besides, BJP president Amit Shah is also in Rajasthan today. Shah will address rallies at Jalore, Sirohi, Pali and Udaipur.
Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Monday offered prayers at the 13th century Sufi shrine dedicated to Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti in Ajmer. He was accompanied by former CM Ashok Gehlot and state unit chief Sachin Pilot. He also offered prayers at Lord Brahma's temple in Pushkar, before heading to election rallies in Pokhran in Jaisalmer, Jalore and Jodhpur districts.
The Congress party has fielded candidates on 195 out of 200 seats. The party is expecting to change its fortune this time and also looks forward to set the tone for the general elections by winning the election. In the outgoing assemblt, the Congress has only 21 MLAs.
Meanwhile, the opposition Congress is likely to release its manifesto on November 28 (Wednesda). The party is expected to promise to waive off famers' loan like it has in Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh. The Congress party is working to unseat the BJP government.
The Congress has released a 'aarop patra' in Rajasthan highlighting the failures of BJP government. The 21-page document has been sent to all candidates in the state to use it as a campaign text to expose the BJP's real face.