STAFF REPORTER GUWAHATI:
BJP Assam Election Manifesto: The BJP (Bharatiya Janata Party) on Tuesday released its manifesto — 'Sankalpa Patra' — for the ensuing Assembly elections. It promises to make Assam prosperous and self-reliant where the rights of indigenous people would be fully safeguarded.
The first page of the BJP manifesto has mentioned 10 Sankalps (resolutions) for 'Atma Nirbhar Assam' include launching of 'Mission Brahmaputra' to eliminate losses to lives, livelihoods and property due to the annual floods; empowering women by increasing Orunodoi's payments Rs 3,000 per month; instituting a task force to recover lands of Xatras and places of worship of the ethnic people from illegal encroachments; launching of 'Mission Shishu Unnayan' to provide free education to every child in government schools and provide free bicycles to all students from Class-VIII to increase their access to schooling.
BJP Manifesto for Assam Election 2021
Here are the highlights of election manifesto released by BJP for Assam assembly election 2021...
* Task Force to recover encroached lands of Xatras
* Correcting NRC, land pattas to all Indian landless
* Fast Track Courts to implement ban on triple talaq
* Laws to prevent 'Love Jihad' & 'Land Jihad'
* Task Force to regulate Guwahati traffic
* Mission Brahmaputra to be launched
* Guwahati to become medical hub
* Zero poaching mission
* New industrial policy
* Plastic-free Assam
The BJP has also
promised to initiate the process of correction & reconciliation of entries
under the Supreme Court-mandated NRC (National Register of Citizens) in a
structured manner for protection of the genuine Indian citizens and exclusion
of all illegal immigrants.
The other sankalps include starting of the 'Delimitation' exercise to protect political rights of the people; launching of the Assam Aahar Atmanirbharta Yojana', providing two lakh government jobs, creating 10-lakh youth entrepreneurs and distribution of land pattas to all landless genuine Indian citizens.
Besides the 10 sankalps, the BJP manifesto has promised to formulate an 'Assam Deradicalization Policy' to identify and strictly quash the organisations and individuals from fanning the flames of communal exclusion and separatism. The manifesto has promised to formulate appropriate laws and policies to tackle and end the menace of 'Love Jihad and 'Land Jihad' in Assam. The Border Wing of Assam Police and Foreigners' Tribunals will be strengthened to effectively solve cases of illegal foreigners.
Promising to increase daily wages of tea workers to Rs 350, the manifesto has promised to top up the 'PM Kisan Samman Nidhi' payment (of Rs 6,000 already made by the Central Government to 27,18,605 farmers of the State) with an additional payment of Rs 2000 at the State level.
While a new industrial policy (2021-26) will be formulated, the BJP has promised to launch 'One District, One Product' programme to promote one unique industry in each district; and, thus enable balanced regional development.
Among others, the BJP has promised to establish paramedical colleges across the State, turn Guwahati into medical tourism hub, provide uninterrupted 24x7 electricity to every household of major urban centres, formulate a new Assam cultural policy, launch a 'zero-poaching mission' and make Assam free from plastic.
The BJP has promised to establish adequate number of 'Special Fast Track Courts' across the State for strict implementation of the ban on 'Triple Talaq'.
To regulate traffic congestion in Guwahati, the BJP has promised to set up a task force. The strength of the Traffic Police will be increased and a volunteer corps will be created to assist the cops.
Interacting with the media after releasing the manifesto on Tuesday morning, BJP national president JP Nadda accused the Congress of misleading the people by making false promises. "The Citizenship (Amendment) Act is a Central law and all States will have to implement the Act. How can the Congress promise of not implementing the law in Assam if the party comes to power?" questioned Nadda.
He assured that the reports and recommendations of the High Level Committee on Clause-VI of the Assam Accord will be implemented in due course of time.
Nadda also questioned the Congress as to what the Opposition party did for the tea community in the last 50 years.
Responding to question of the Congress promising to safeguard Assam's language and culture, Nadda said "Can it be possible for the Congress by having alliance with Badruddin Ajmal?"
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