BHUBANESWAR: Even before releasing its manifesto for the upcoming Assembly elections, the BJP on Monday promised to pay Rs 3,100 per quintal of paddy and free electricity to farmers if it comes to power in Odisha. State BJP president Manmohan Samal said farmers of the state have been mostly neglected under the BJD government as their average income remains one …
The ruling Congress on Sunday launched its manifesto for the Chhattisgarh Assembly poll, promising loan waivers for farmers; ₹3,200 per quintal for paddy; and subsidised cooking gas cylinders for women. Free education from kindergarten to post graduation in government colleges; 200 units of electricity for free; 17.5 lakh houses for the rural poor; ₹6,000 per bag of tendu leaves; and …
Releasing the Bharatiya Janata Party’s election manifesto for Chhattisgarh Assembly polls on Friday, Union Home Minister Amit Shah announced that if the BJP formed the next government, it would take the State’s poor to Ayodhya for pilgrimage, even as the party has bettered some of the ruling Congress’ economic promises, including the ones on the crucial paddy procurement issue. Describing …
