Patna:TheRashtriya Janata Dal on Saturday released its manifesto for the upcoming state Assembly elections in Bihar, prioritising the issue of unemployment.
RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav, also the Mahagathbandhan's CM candidate, released the party's manifesto.
In its manifesto, the RJD has promised 10 lakh jobs, farm loan waiver, 22 per cent budget-spend on education and an allowance of Rs 1,500 to the unemployed.
Key takeaways from manifesto:
- RJD marks 17 issues as priorities
- Employment the most important manifesto promise
- Promise to begin work towards 10 lakh govt jobs in first cabinet meet
- Promise of 'equal work equal pay'
- Promise to retain all contract employees
- Promise to end privatisation in all
- Conversion of all irrigation pumps into solar pumps
- Sports University in Bihar
- Big stadium in every division
- Earlier pension system for govt employees
- Toddy industry to be commercialised
- Establishment of Special Economic Zone (SEZ)
- Electricity rates to be reduced
- Farm loans to be waived
Earlier on October 17, the RJD-led Mahagathbandhan had released its manifesto for the Bihar elections.
Read:Mahagathbandhan releases Bihar polls manifesto
As per the manifesto of the Mahagathbandhan-- Jobs will be given to 10 lakh youth in the first cabinet meeting, expense of candidate appearing for government examination will be borne by the government, infrastructure will be made world-class, a Bill will be brought in Bihar in the first Vidhan Sabha session to scrap the three "anti-farm laws".
'Karpoori Sahayata Shram Kendra' will be set up across the state to help people in need. Focussing on the education sector, 12 per cent state budget will be spent on education and there will be one teacher on every 30 students in Primary schools and one teacher on 35 students in secondary school. Appointment of art, computer and sports teacher for every school. Under 'Smart Gram Yojana', a clinic with a doctor and nurse will be established in every panchayat, the manifesto said.
Congress, CPI, CPM are part of the grand alliance under the leadership of Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD). In the NDA alliance, the Lok Janshakti Party(LJP) will not contest seats where BJP will be contesting, however, it will fight against Janata Dal (United). Both JDU and LJP are in a pre-poll alliance with the BJP.
Bihar with 243 assembly seats will go to polls in three phases: October 28, November 3 and November 7. The results will be declared on November 10.
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