BJP pledges LPG subsidy, canal project completion in Rajasthan

BJP National President JP Nadda with party leaders during the launch of the party’s manifesto in Jaipur. Pic/PTI

The BJP on Thursday released its manifesto for the Rajasthan assembly polls, promising to provide LPG cylinder for Rs 450 each to Ujjawala scheme beneficiaries, 2.5 lakh government jobs in five years and increasing the financial assistance to farmers under the PM-Kisan scheme.

Releasing the ‘sankalp patra' here, party chief J P Nadda also said that if the BJP forms the government in the state, a Special Investigation Team will be formed to probe paper leaks and other alleged scams in the Congress government. The manifesto said an arrangement to procure wheat at Rs 2,700 per quintal, including bonus above MSP, will be made and financial assistance under PM Kisan Samman Nidhi will be increased to Rs 12,000 per year.

Under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-Kisan), which aims to support farmers in meeting their agricultural and other incidental needs, a financial assistance of Rs 6,000 per year is at present transferred to bank accounts of farmers in three equal instalments. The manifesto also promises completion of the Eastern Rajasthan Canal Project (ERCP) in a time bound manner in collaboration with the Centre.

The Congress has been demanding national project status to the ERCP which was envisaged by the former BJP government to address irrigation and drinking water problems in a 13 eastern Rajasthan districts. Nadda said a compensation policy for farmers whose land was auctioned will be brought and noted that land of 19,400 farmers was auctioned. Agencies

BJP will stop all schemes: Congress

The BJP will stop welfare schemes being run by the Congress government in Rajasthan if they come to power and they will help billionaires, Rahul Gandhi said on Thursday. "If a BJP government is formed then it will stop schemes being run by the Congress be it the (old) pension scheme, health (insurance scheme), subsidised cylinders or Rs 10,000 annual assistance for women and it will again help the billionaires," Gandhi said.

Congress will win Rajasthan polls: Rahul

Congress leaders in Rajasthan are together and the party will win the assembly elections, Rahul Gandhi said on Thursday. In a brief interaction with reporters at the airport here, the Rahul said, "We are together and will remain together. The Congress party will sweep the elections here (in Rajasthan)". The party's leaders are together and will remain united, he asserted.

BSP candidate tries to ‘bribe' voters

A case was registered on Thursday against Rakesh Singh, BSP candidate from Morena seat in MP, for allegedly bribing voters a day ahead of the assembly elections. A viral video purportedly showed Singh, the son of former inspector general of police and minister Rustam Singh, distributing cash to some people. Dinesh Kumar, in-charge of the Election Commission's flying surveillance team, lodged a complaint on the basis of the video.

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