BENGALURU — BJP’s manifesto for the upcoming Karnataka Assembly elections has promised to implement Uniform Civil Code, among other promises, if voted to power.
BJP national chief J.P. Nadda released the party’s manifesto on Monday, which also announces free half-litre Nandini milk, and three free of cost LPG gas cylinders to the poor families. The saffron party called it “Praja Pranalike (people’s manifesto)”.
Manifesto was released in Bengaluru in the presence of former Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa, Union Minister for Mine, Coal and Parliamentary Affairs Pralhad Joshi, Karnataka BJP President Nalinkumar Kateel and others.
The party has assured free LPG cylinders for BPL card holders thrice during Ugadi, Ganesh Chaturthi and Diwali festivals.
The BJP has promised free half-litre Nandini milk for the BPL families under the Poshane Scheme. It has also proposed canteens in city corporation limits in the name of ‘Atal Ahara Kendra’.
The manifesto also talks about standardisation of the government schools.
The party proposes to build five lakh houses in the urban areas and 10 lakh houses in the rural areas. Along with five kg rice, five kg of siridhanya will also be distributed in ration shops. — With agency inputs
