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Krishak Unnati Yojana: Chhattisgarh BJP’s trump card for 2024 Lok Sabha polls

It is debatable which one of BJP’s promise worked more the Rs 1000 for women or Rs 3100 for farmers.  But by fulfilling its poll promises just in time for General elections, the BJP now hopes to make a clean sweep of the 11 Lok Sabha seats in the state.

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By Neeraj Mishra

The Ram Mandir consecration in Ayodhya on January 22 was celebrated with usual government-sponsored fervour all over Chhattisgarh but the major impact that the new Vishnu Dev Sai government hopes to have in the Lok Sabha elections is fulfilment of two promises now formally named as the Mahtari Vandan Yojana and the Krishak Unnati Yojana. Under the first scheme, Rs 1,000 will be given per month to about 70 lakh women in the state and in the second, about 25 lakh farmers in the state will get Rs 3,100 per quintal of paddy.

The first instalments of both schemes have been deposited, claims the government. The first tranche of Rs 1000 for women was released on Women’s Day (March 8) and the guarantee of releasing an extra Rs 950 per quintal in one instalment was fulfilled on March 12, Tuesday. Though the money has yet to roll into many thousand accounts, it is being celebrated with more fervour than the Ram Mandir.

After all, the promise is to make farmers richer by about  Rs 19,257 per acre as the BJP had promised to procure 21 quintals of paddy per acre as against the Congress promise of 20 quintals. The maths translates into 21 quintals at Rs 3,100 as against 20 quintals at the central government MSP of Rs 2,250 per quintal. The Congress had made a pre-election promise to give Rs 3,000 per quintal for 20 quintals per acre. The BJP bettered that with 21 quintals @ Rs 3,100.

The BJP also claims that it has already deposited Rs 3,716 crore into farmer accounts which is in lieu of the missing bonus for 2014-15. The then Raman Singh government had been unable to pay the Rs 300 bonus per quintal it had promised because the newly-elected Modi government had refused to release the funds.

The real story in Chhattisgarh this time is the free flow of central government largesse because of a lesson well learnt in 2018. The Modi government had refused to allow Raman Singh to make a pre-election promise of matching the Congress claim of  giving Rs 2,500 per quintal. The MSP then was Rs 1,950 per quintal of paddy. The difference was paid by the Baghel government as Rajiv Gandhi Yojana in four instalments every year. But the promise had had a singular impact on voters, 70 per cent of whom are either farmers or are in farm-related employment/business.

The BJP went better on each of the Congress promises this time and reaped an unexpected harvest. It is debatable which promise worked better, the Rs 1,000 for women or Rs 3,100 for farmers. But by fulfiling its promises just in time for general elections, the BJP now hopes to make a clean sweep of the 11 Lok Sabha seats in Chhattisgarh.

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Amit Shah accuses Congress of preserving Article 370 for 70 years

Shah was addressing a Lok Sabha election rally in Jaunpur district of Uttar Pradesh where he said the Congress and the Samajwadi Party preserved Article 370 for 70 years, due to which terrorism in the country increased.

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Amit Shah accuses Congress of preserving Article 370 for 70 years

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday attacked Congress on Sunday for preserving Article 370 of the Constitution, due to which terrorism increased in the country. He further added that BJP will never let another division of the country happen. Shah was addressing a Lok Sabha election rally in Jaunpur district of Uttar Pradesh where he said the Congress and the Samajwadi Party preserved Article 370 for 70 years, due to which terrorism in the country increased.

Addressing the people Shah said they had made Modiji the prime minister for the 2nd time and he abrogated Article 370 from Jammu and Kashmir on August 5, 2019.  He compared the situation to earlier times in the valley, when the Army had to be taken along for hoisting the tricolour, at that same Lal Chowk (Jammu and Kashmir) to the situation now when the shobhayatra of Lord Krishna is being taken out. The rally was organised to garner support for B P Saroj, the BJP candidate from the Machhlishahr Lok Sabha constituency in Jaunpur.

Shah further added that the divisive policies of the Congress want to divide the country again but BJP will never let that happen again. The Union Home Minister accused the grand old party of spreading lies that if PM Modi comes to power for a 3rd time at the centre then he will abolish reservation.

Shah Pointed out that the prime minister has been in majority for the last 10 years and he did not use it to abolish reservation. Shah said, he wanted to ask (SP chief) Akhilesh Yadav and (Congress leader) Rahul Gandhi that when their government was in power for 10 years, what did Uttar Pradesh get in that period? The UPA government gave Rs 4.9 lakh crore to Uttar Pradesh in 10 years as compared to the NDA government which gave Rs 19.11 lakh crore.

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Bollywood stars Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan and Neil Nitin Mukesh urge people to vote in Lok Sabha elections Phase 5 in Mumbai

The Bollywood superstar took to X and posted that as responsible Indian citizens they must exercise their right to vote this Monday in Maharashtra. He urged his fans to carry out their duty as Indians and vote keeping India’s best interests in mind.

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Bollywood stars Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan and Neil Nitin Mukesh urge people to vote in Lok Sabha elections Phase 5 in Mumbai

As Maharashtra prepares for the 5th phase of the Lok Sabha elections on May 20, Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan urged his fans to vote and to carry out their duty as Indians. The actor further highlighted the significance of each vote and encouraged people to seize this chance to make their voices heard. The Bollywood superstar took to X and posted that as responsible Indian citizens they must exercise their right to vote this Monday in Maharashtra. He urged his fans to carry out their duty as Indians and vote keeping India’s best interests in mind.

Superstar Salman Khan also urged people to vote in his post on X and wrote that he exercises 365 days a year no matter what and now he is going to exercise his right to vote on the 20th of May no matter what. He asked his fans to take out time from their daily routines and go and cast their vote. He said they should not trouble our Bharat Mata and wrote Bharat Mata ki Jai.

Bollywood star Neil Nitin Mukesh also urged people to come out in large numbers and exercise their right to vote in the ongoing Lok Sabha elections. Urging his fans to vote, he shared a video in which he said that his daughter told him about a holiday on Monday. However, he asserted that it was his duty to make her and others understand that it is a voting day. He wrote in the caption, Yaad rakhiye MONDAY chutthi nahi hai VOTING Day hai. Please cast your votes for the Lok Sabha Election 2024 Election Date: 20th May 2024Voting Time: 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

In Maharashtra, 13 constituencies— Dindori, Dhule, Palghar, Nashik, Kalyan, Bhiwandi, Mumbai North, Thane, Mumbai North-East, Mumbai North-West, Mumbai South-Central, Mumbai North-Central, and Mumbai South—will go to the elections tomorrow.

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Arvind Kejriwal says BJP started Operation Jhaadu to crush AAP

The Delhi chief minister alleged BJP has started Operation Jhaadu so that they do not grow big and become a challenge to them

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Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday alleged BJP has started Operation Jhaadu to crush the Aam Aadmi Party since its popularity among the people is rising too fast. Kejriwal was addressing Aam Aadmi Party workers at the party office in New Delhi where he claimed the AAP’s bank accounts would be frozen after elections and they will be brought on the roads and left without an office.

The Delhi chief minister alleged BJP has started Operation Jhaadu so that they do not grow big and become a challenge to them.  He further added that through Operation Jhaadu, AAP’s big leaders will be arrested; they are being arrested, and in the coming days, Aam Aadmi Party’s bank accounts will be frozen.

Kejriwal pointed out that ED’s lawyer has already given this statement in court that soon after the election, AAP’s bank accounts will be frozen. He said that if they freeze their accounts now, then AAP will get sympathy. As a result after the election, ED will freeze AAP’s bank accounts. He said AAP’s party office will be cleared out, and the party will be brought to the streets.  Kejriwal said these are the 3 plans made by the BJP.

The Delhi chief minister claimed that no gold or money has been recovered from him, and the BJP, by creating false cases has got AAP leaders arrested. Kejriwal recalled that since the time he came to power in 2015, many allegations had been against him by the BJP. He said after the liquor policy scam has happened people are asking them if the scam happened then where is the money. He pointed out that in other places, when raids happen, notes and gold are recovered, but here nothing was found. Kejriwal asked the people that where is all the money? He said BJP had made fake cases and arrested AAP leaders.

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