The BJP released its manifesto for the Lok Sabha polls on Monday, 8 April, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi stating that the focus of their ‘sankalp patra’ is on “one vision, one direction”. Soon after the release, Congress called BJP’s manifesto a “book of gimmicks.”
Union Minister Rajnath Singh, enlisting the highlights of the BJP manifesto, said that the Uniform Civil Code and Citizenship Amendment Bill will be passed in the next five years. He further added that the government will “try to build Ram Mandir soon.”
“The BJP manifesto lists 75 promises for 2022, to mark 75 years of India’s independence,” said Amit Shah, releasing the manifesto.
- The BJP has described its manifesto as ‘sankalp patra’
- On Sunday, Arun Jaitley announced the party’s tag line for the elections – “Phir ek bar, Modi sarkar”
- The Congress released its ‘crowd-sourced’ manifesto earlier on 2 April
- Lok Sabha elections is scheduled to begin on 11 April, and the EC has imposed a ban on releasing manifestos 48 hours prior to it
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If Terrorism Is Not a Poll Issue, Then Rahul Should Give up SPG Security: Sushma
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said if Congress President Rahul Gandhi believes terrorism in not a poll issue then he should give up his Special Protection Group cover.
Addressing a BJP workers meet organised by the party's social media wing, Swaraj said, “Opposition parties cannot feel the pulse of the nation like Prime Minister Narendra Modi can, which is why he managed to give Pakistan a befitting reply after the Uri and Pulwama terror attacks.”
The union minister alleged the Congress does not consider terrorism to be a problem, "which was reflected in the party's election manifesto".
Minority Community in Goa Will Vote for BJP: Sawant Panaji
Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant expressed confidence that members from the minority community in the coastal state will vote for the BJP in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.
Sawant said the minority community voters were aware of how Prime Minister Narendra Modi took the nation ahead in the last five years through his “inclusive policies”.
"The minority community voters are educated, they read national newspapers, watch television and are aware about development undertaken by the Modi government. They are with the BJP," the chief minister said.
Kejriwal Terms BJP Manifesto as Fresh Set of 'Jumlas'
AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal termed the BJP's manifesto for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls as a "fresh set of jumlas" and said Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP president Amit Shah did not have the courage to say why demonetisation was done and farmers were pushed towards destruction.
Reminding the prime minister of his party's 2014 promise of granting full statehood to Delhi, Kejriwal said the BJP's 2019 manifesto did not have any mention of it, which meant that Modi was lying and, in turn, making it even more difficult for people to believe him.
BJP Manifesto a List of New 'Jumlas': CPI
The CPI said the BJP manifesto was a list of new ‘jumlas’ to conceal the betrayal and the broken promises made to the people in the last five years.
CPI national secretary D Raja said the BJP’s manifesto confirms the saffron party is nothing but a political tool of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh whose ideology is "divisive, sectarian, communal and fascist."
"The BJP manifesto is a list of new jumlas (gimmicks) to conceal the betrayal and broken promises of last five years. The BJP has become the Bharatiya Jumla Party," he said.
The Left leader demanded to know what happened to the BJP's alleged promises of Rs 15 lakh in every citizens bank account, "achche din" and 2 crore jobs. .
On the Ram Temple and Sabarimala issue, Raja said the matters were pending in court and still the BJP was making tall promises.