Taking stock later, upswing for election promises in UP

From bulls to bills, the parties in Uttar Pradesh’s election race have everything and everyone is covered. Some promises are common, such as free electricity, Covid relief and smartphones. something, especially by Samajwadi Party As it pulls ahead of the rest of the non-BJP Packs are more simple: aid in case of bull attacks as well as bicycle accidents.

Aam Aadmi Party Was the first off the block. Aiming to make an impact especially in the districts bordering Delhi, the party announced free electricity for farmers in September Waiver of pending electricity bills Unemployment allowance of Rs 5,000 per month for youth if voted to power. your national convener on sunday Arvind Kejriwal It has promised to transfer Rs 1,000 every month to the accounts of women above 18 years of age and Ayodhya pilgrimage.

AAP UP chief spokesperson Vaibhav Maheshwari says, “All the promises have been made after detailed studies, data collection, research about the state’s population, state budget and track record of government expenditure. The biggest burden on the exchequer is free electricity. , unemployment allowance and Rs 1,000 in the account of women above 18 years. But all these promises can be fulfilled. AAP has the political will for this.”

With the Aam Aadmi Party promising to give bountiful returns in Delhi, the SP offered 300 units of free electricity for irrigation to domestic consumers and farmers. It has also been said that Rs 5 lakh each will be given to the families of those who died in bull attacks or cycle accidents. Now the cycle is the symbol of the SP, while it has been raising the issue of the menace of stray animals ever since the BJP government cracked down on illegal slaughterhouses. Speaker Akhilesh Yadav says that people should trust SP, because there is no difference between “what SP people say” and “what SP people do”.

SP President Akhilesh Yadav said in a press conference on Monday that various pending power projects including Shahjahanpur, Jhansi, Sonbhadra, Lalitpur, Etah would be completed to provide 300 units of free electricity. Party spokesperson Udayveer Singh says other schemes are like insurance coverage for cyclists and other common citizens, and can be distributed easily.

Congress is running its campaign on women under the leadership of General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra has given smartphones to girls of class 12th, scooty for women pursuing graduation, free public transport for women, three free gas cylinders to every woman in a year, free medical care up to Rs 10 lakh per family for all diseases, And special promise. Incentives and tax exemptions for businesses with more than 50% of the workforce being women. The party is telling the people: “Hum vachan nibhagayenge (we will keep our promises).”

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra in Chitrakoot, Uttar Pradesh.

Congress spokesperson Surendra Rajput says: “The budget required to implement these promises can only be made by curbing the extravagance and corruption of the present government.”

The RLD, an alliance partner of the SP, whose voter base is limited to farmers in western UP, has the longest list of promises – Rs 12,000 annually to farmers on Kisan Diwas (December 23, Chaudhary Charan Singh’s birthday), in addition to Rs 15,000 year to the small and marginal farmers cultivating barren land every year, and the money they get under the PM Kisan Samman Nidhi of the Central Government; ‘Old bills waived, electricity rates half (eliminating old bills, halving new bills) for farmers; Monthly stipend of Rs 5,000 till the age of 18 years for children who have lost their parents COVID-19, Financial assistance of Rs 4 lakh coronavirus victim’s family; and ‘Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Pratibha Samman’ of Rs 1 crore every year to 100 startups and scientists capable of obtaining patents.

RLD’s state president Masood Ahmed says, “Our national president Jayant ji is an economist and he has done all the calculations. All promises will be fulfilled.”

The BJP is counting on attracting the youth, and on December 25, the birth anniversary of former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath gave free smartphones and free smartphones to students of undergraduate, postgraduate courses as well as around 10,000 students preparing for the competition. Distributed tablets. To undergo examination or skill development training. The government has promised that it will cover one crore students under this programme.


BJP state spokesperson Rakesh Tripathi says, “Opposition parties are trying to do politics of freebies because they have realized that they have lost their vote bank. But the people of UP know that the freebies of other parties lead to hooliganism and mafia rule.

On the distribution of free smartphones and tablets by the state government, Tripathi says the scheme was to develop skills among the youth and make them job creators.

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