Laptops for students, waiver of farmer loans: BJP's SOPs for UP

January 28, 2017 16:05

BJP President Amit Shah has released the manifesto for Uttar Pradesh assembly elections which will take place next month. While releasing the manifesto called 'Lok Kalyan Sankalp Patra' (Pledge for People's Welfare), the BJP president said the party will form government in Uttar Pradesh will two-thirds majority.

Here are the highlights of the manifesto:

-- We have not indulged in politics of caste and religion, we have done the politics of performance

-- The farmer in UP is suffering. The BJP has decided to waive off all farmer loans. The farmers will get further loans with 0 per cent interest

-- In the next 5 years, 150 crore fund will be set up for agricultural development

-- We will follow the motto of Na goondaraj Na Bhrashtachar. In 45 days, we will bring all criminals, who are out on paroles and committing crimes, back to jails

-- Land mafia has troubled the entire state. We have decided to set up a task force in every district to tackle different mafias

-- Laptops distributed till now have been caste-based. We will give laptops without any bias with free 1 GB internet per month

-- All colleges and universities will have free Wi-Fi. All students scoring about 50 per cent will get free education till graduation

-- 24x7 electricity in all houses

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