Bhopal: Around 5 months earlier than the Madhya Pradesh Assembly polls, it`s raining freebies and “guarantees” for voters. While AICC normal secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra launched grand-old celebration`s ballot marketing campaign in Jabalpur on Monday with 5 “gurarantees” if voted to energy, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to go to the state on June 27 and sound ballot bugle.
Both, the ruling BJP and the Opposition Congress within the state have ready an extended record of bulletins to woo voters. Apparently, either side have been competing for making a much bigger bulletins. The BJP, led by Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, has carried out `Ladli Behna Yojana` and upgraded its one other earlier scheme `Ladli Laxmi Yojana 0.2`, the scheme which had earned a tag of `Mama` (maternal uncle) for Chief Minister Chouhan.
The BJP had lately made two extra guarantees to farmers – waiving off curiosity of farmers mortgage quantity, rising quantity offered by the state authorities underneath `Kisan Samman Yojana` by Rs 2,000 per 12 months. With this, the farmers in Madhya Pradesh will obtain Rs 12,000 (Rs 6000 from the Centre and Rs 6,000 from state govt) in three installments. These recent bulletins have been made within the presence of Defence Minister Rajnath Singh a few days again.
Addressing the Vijay Shankhnaad rally in Jabalpur, Priyanka introduced 5 “guarantees” which can be fulfilled if the Congress involves energy. The 5 ballot guarantees are: Rs 1,500 month-to-month cost for girls, provision of fuel cylinders for Rs 500, free 100 items of electrical energy and slashing of electrical energy payments by half for 200 items, the introduction of the previous pension scheme and and farm mortgage waiver.
Overall, each events are competing with one another in providing freebies forward of polls, leaving the voters to determine which one can be higher. In different phrases, the BJP has up to now, promised to offer a direct money quantity as much as Rs 24,000 per 12 months (Rs 12000 for girls and 12000 to farmers). While, the Congress has estimated to supply Rs 25,000 per 12 months, together with Rs 18,000 per 12 months underneath its `Nari Samman Yojana` and subsidised LPG cylinder at Rs 500.
The election manifestos of each the events – BJP and the Congress, who can be in direct contest within the state Assembly polls, are nonetheless underneath preparation and subsequently the money quantities and different guarantees are more likely to improve. Chouhan, who was given the tag of “ghoshna machine” (announcement machine) by the Opposition, has now introduced to extend the quantity of monetary help underneath `Mukhyamantri Kanya Vivah Yojana` from Rs 49,000 to Rs 51,000.
Notably, the elections to the 230-member Assembly in Madhya Pradesh are scheduled to be held by the top of this 12 months. The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is looking for to retain energy, whereas the opposition Congress is endeavouring to wrest energy from the saffron celebration.
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