As Jharkhand edges towards assembly elections, the political temperature is heating up. Union Minister and BJP in-charge for Jharkhand, Shivraj Singh Chouhan has targeted Chief Minister Hemant Soren’s government for patronizing the infiltrators.
Shivraj Singh Chouhan declared that BJP would go for the National Register of Citizens (NRC) when voted to power in the state.
Chouhan today said that the BJP is committed to saving “Roti, Mati aur Beti”. The roughly translated version is food, land, and women.
“This election is not only about choosing a new Chief Minister or gaining power, but it is about saving Jharkhand”, he said.
The demographic profile of the state was changing because of increased numbers of infiltrators from Bangladesh, Chouhan said. He pointed out that the tribal population has been reduced from over 44% to a mere 28%. In the Santhal region due to the influx of infiltrators.
Chouhan further attacked the Soren government, accusing it of favoring infiltrators for vote bank politics. “The Hemant Soren government is favoring the infiltrators for vote bank politics. We will implement NRC in Jharkhand, which would register local residents and identify intruders with the aim of removing them,” he said.
The NRC is a list of legal residents that the BJP proposes to introduce in Jharkhand. With the aim of protecting local populations from illegal infiltration. This has just become a touchstone issue as the state gears up for elections.
The BJP issued its election manifesto on October 5, promising five/ targeted at youth and women in Jharkhand, known as ‘Paanch Prana’. Yuva Sathi, Gogo Didi Yojana, Ghar Saakar, Laxmi Johar, and ‘Assured Employment’.
Under the Gogo Didi Yojana, the government will provide women with Rs 2,100 per month as financial assistance.
Additionally, this initiative aims to support women’s economic empowerment. Fifth, the ‘Assured Employment’ promise to give 5 lakh jobs to the youth in five years. The Ghar Saakar scheme to provide houses to all residents.
The Yuva Sathi scheme promised Rs 2,000 as financial assistance to help young people prepare for competitive examinations. More than two lakh vacant posts in the state will be filled by a recruitment process. Commencing with the first meeting of the Cabinet. It promises to complete the recruitment process for 1 lakh government jobs by 2025.
Under the Laxmi Johar scheme, the BJP promises Rs 500 for gas cylinders to every family. And adds to it two free gas cylinders every year during festivals.
Jharkhand is due to hold election to its 81-member assembly by December 2024. The term of the present government ends in January 2025. But the Election Commission has not announced the election schedule as yet.
In the 2020 Assembly elections, the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha emerged first with 30 seats. Followed by 25 by the BJP and 16 by the Congress.
ANI
