‘Free education for girls, jobs for every family’ in BJP’s Punjab election manifesto

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today released BJP's manifesto just ahead of Punjab assembly elections and said they have development plans for the state.

By: News Desk |
January 22, 2017 3:03 pm

Soon after Uttar Pradesh Akhilesh Yadav released their Uttar Pradesh election manifesto, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley released the BJP’s manifesto for the upcoming Punjab elections. In the manifesto, BJP said that they would make sure free education till PhD for girls from weaker sections of the society and guaranteed jobs for every family in the state if they come to power in Punjab.

Arun Jaitley further affirmed that BJP’s alliance with the Shiromani Akali Dal will continue like before and the government would up with many more development plans for the state if they are allowed to govern in the state.

Alliance with SAD to continue like before & we will further expand developmental activities if given another term: Arun Jaitley #PunjabPolls pic.twitter.com/UxgiooAGjq

— ANI (@ANI_news) January 22, 2017

BJP’s manifesto for Punjab elections: Free education till PhD for girls belonging to economically weaker sections, Job for every family

— ANI (@ANI_news) January 22, 2017

While addressing a gathering, Jaitley said that the party has high hopes of BJP-SAD alliance to come back to power again.

Recently, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal targeted the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) through his tweet and accused SAD and Congress leaders Sukhbir Singh Badal and Capt. Amrinder Singh of being in cahoots to ensure nobody from either party loses their seat.

Meanwhile, putting an end to all the speculations, cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu who had recently quit BJP joined the Congress Party on January 15 months ahead of the upcoming Punjab Assembly elections. He will contest from Amritsar East.