It’s A Xerox Copy, Didn’t We Say The Same Things: Congress And Aam Aadmi Party Against BJP Manifesto: Congress, BJP, and Aam Aadmi Party have intensified their campaigning in Gujarat as the assembly elections are near. The BJP also released its election manifesto the other day.
The manifesto is named Agresar Gujarat Sankalp Patra 2022 (Agresar Gujarat Sankalp Patra 2022). Opposition parties including Congress and Aam Aadmi Party have been strongly criticizing the manifesto. The opposition parties have been angered by the fact that the BJP manifesto has made promises similar to those made in its manifestos.
The party alleges that the BJP’s manifesto on education is similar to the manifesto released earlier by the Aam Aadmi Party.
The BJP manifesto promises free education for girls from kindergarten to post-graduation. A similar promise is made in the Congress manifesto released on November 12.
AAP also promised to provide free education to all children.
Alpesh Kathiriya, the AAP candidate from Varacha, alleged that the BJP manifesto was a ‘xerox copy’ of the promises made by the Aam Aadmi Party.
“This is not your aggressor (progressive) Gujarat, but Peechehat (retreating) Bharatiya Janata Party,” he said while addressing an election rally at Mahidarpura in Surat’s Diamond Market on Saturday.
The BJP manifesto promises to increase the limit of Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana to Rs 10 lakh from the existing Rs 5 lakh and provide free treatment. Meanwhile, the Congress has also promised free medical health care worth Rs 10 lakh to all citizens.
While the BJP promised two free LPG cylinders per year to women under the Pradhan Mantri Ujwala Yojana, the Congress also said in its manifesto that subsidized cylinders would be provided at Rs 500 per unit.
Meanwhile, Congress spokesperson Manish Doshi said that the BJP manifesto is silent on farmers’ debts and price rises. BJP National President J.P. Nadda, Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel, BJP State President CR. Patil jointly released the manifesto of the party in Gujarat on Saturday in Ahmedabad.
Meanwhile, the first phase of assembly elections in Gujarat will be held on December 1. The second phase is on December 5. The counting of votes is on December 10.
Voting will be held in 89 constituencies in the first phase of elections and in 93 constituencies in the second phase of elections.
There are a total of 182 assembly seats in Gujarat. Out of a total of 4.9 crore voters, 3,24,420 are maiden voters.
This time they are facing a big challenge in Gujarat where the BJP has been in power since 1995. Congress is trying to oust BJP from power. The Aam Aadmi Party is also on the scene with the promise of bringing a new alternative to replace both of them.
Rahul Gandhi started his election campaign in Gujarat while taking a break during the Bharat Jodo Yatra. Ahead of the elections, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has also been participating in public rallies in Gujarat.
