Patna: The Congress on Wednesday released the party’s manifesto for the Bihar Assembly elections. In its manifesto, the Congress has made many enticing promises including 10 lakh jobs, waiver of agricultural loans, unemployment allowance of Rs 1,500, 50 per cent rebate on electricity bills and repeal of three recently enacted agricultural laws.
Senior Congress leader Raj Babbar released the party’s manifesto ‘Change Letter 2020’ at the state Congress headquarters Sadakat Ashram. During this Congress General Secretary Randeep Singh Surjewala, Bihar in-charge Shakti Singh Gohil, Tariq Anwar and many other senior leaders were present.
In the elections being held for the 243-member assembly of Bihar, the Congress is contesting in 70 assembly constituencies under the seat-sharing in the opposition grand alliance. While RJD is contesting 144 seats, CPI-Malay 19 seats, CPI six seats and CPI-M four seats.
Unemployment allowance of Rs. 1500 for not getting employment
On this occasion, Raj Babbar said, “The decision to give government jobs to 10 lakh people will be taken in the first cabinet meeting when the grand coalition government is formed. Those who are laughing at it will themselves become the object of laughter. He said that those who will not be able to get employment will be given an unemployment allowance of Rs. 1500. Raj Babbar said that Nitish Kumar became the Chief Minister four times, but he cheated the youth while 4.5 lakh jobs could have been given easily.
What is alcohol ban in Bihar?
In Bihar, the liquor mafia is allowed to do orgy because of its collusion with the JDU-BJP government.
Protection of Nitish Babu’s government to the liquor mafia
Congress general secretary Randeep Singh Surjewala said that Bihar wants employment, industrial development, crop prices, education and health promotion, right to drinking water, and cheap electricity. Bihar wants freedom from the patronage of criminals and breaking the chains of misery. Questioning the liquor ban in Bihar, the Congress leader alleged that the liquor mafia in the state has got full leeway due to collusion with the JD (U) -BJP government. He alleged that the liquor mafia has the protection of Nitish Babu’s government and they are flourishing under his umbrella.
Many things in the manifesto of the Congress are similar to those of the allies of the grand alliance. These include giving jobs to 10 lakh people and the promise of agricultural debt forgiveness. The Congress leaders said that a bill to repeal the three recently enacted laws on agriculture would be passed in the first session of the Assembly on the formation of a grand coalition government. Congress leader Shakti Singh Gohil gave the example of Punjab where this has happened. The Congress manifesto for Bihar calls for launching ‘Rajiv Gandhi Krishi Nyay Yojana’ to help farmers with less than two acres of land.
