Lok Sabha Elections 2024: AAP leader and Delhi Minister Atishi attacked the BJP after it unveiled its manifesto, claiming that “Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the BJP‘s Jumla Patra for the upcoming polls.” The promises they made but never followed are detailed in this manifesto.
BJP’s Manifesto Branded as Jumla Patra
On the release of BJP’s election manifesto, AAP leader and Delhi minister Atishi says, “Today the BJP has given the ‘Jumla Patra’ to the entire country. Even after running the government for 10 years, they were not able to fulfil even one of their promises”
She added that, “They had promised the youth that 2 crore jobs would be given every year but today the country’s unemployment figure is the highest in the history of this country…The amount spent on Ayushman Bharat in the entire country is less than the health budget of Delhi. The health budget in Delhi is Rs 9000 crore, but only Rs 8000 crore has been spent on Ayushman Bharat in the entire country…”
Congress President Kharge Dismisses BJP’s Manifesto Promises
Expressing skepticism, Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge said, “He (PM Narendra Modi) had said that he will double farmers’ income. He had said that he would increase MSP and give a legal guarantee – this is the guarantee. He didn’t do any such big work in his tenure that would benefit all the people of the country.”
“The youth is looking for jobs. Inflation is rising. He is not worried about inflation, unemployment. In 10 years, this man couldn’t do anything for the poor. It is not correct to trust his manifesto. It proves that he has nothing to offer people,” Kharge said in a reaction to BJP’s manifesto as reported by ANI.
Former Rajasthan CM Gehlot Criticizes BJP’s Reliance on PM Modi
Similar opinions were expressed by Senior Congressman and former chief minister of Rajasthan Ashok Gehlot, who lambasted the BJP for relying too much on PM Modi’s persona in its political narrative.
“I think the situations that were in 2014 & 2019 have changed now. All the promises that were made remained promises only. There have been so many issues in between (protests by farmers and wrestlers), that the BJP has lost its credibility. For how long they’ll keep doing politics in the name of PM Modi?” Gehlot asked.
AAP’s Initiative on Ambedkar Jayanti
AAP minister for Delhi Gopal Rai announced that the party will observe “Samvidhan bachao, tanashahi hatao divas” on the occasion of Ambedkar Jayanti. According to Rai, the AAP employees will recite an oath to preserve the nation’s founding documents as well as the Preamble to the Constitution. Arvind Kejriwal, the leader of the AAP and the incarcerated chief minister, has recommended that the programme be held.
