The AAP on Sunday termed the BJP’s Lok Sabha poll manifesto a “jumla patra” and said the document has no mention of the promises made by the Centre in the last 10 years. The “Sankalp Patra” of the saffron party talks about making “one nation, one election” a reality, preparing common electoral rolls, abolishing waiting lists for train travel, expansion of 5G networks and organising Ramayan festivals the world over.
Addressing a Press conference, senior Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Atishi said the manifesto of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is nothing but a “jumla patra (document of rhetoric)”.
“It presents a clear picture of the unfulfilled promises of the BJP in the last 10 years. This is the same Prime Minister Narendra Modi whose first election promise to the youth before 2014 elections was ‘Bahut hui berozgari ki maar, abki baar Modi sarkar’. In 2014 as well Modiji’s rhetoric was that we will give 2-crore jobs every year. But after 10 years in their jumla patra (manifesto) of 2024 they aren’t ready to give any figures on jobs. In this 75-page document Modi ji hasn’t mentioned that in the last 10 years how many youths have been given employment, she added.
Atishi said the second biggest slogan or rhetoric of PM Modi was ‘bahut hui mehangai ki maar, abki baar Modi sarkar’. “In his manifesto, he can’t give the figures of how much inflation has reduced. But consumer price index in the last 10 years shows, cumulative dearness has increased by 70 percent in India, which is the second highest after Turkey in the world. India is not at higher position in terms of employment, economic development, GDP, but PM Modi made India bag the second position in the world in dearness,” she said.
Youngsters are worried because of unemployment, she said, adding that the price of LPG cylinders has risen from Rs 300 to Rs 1,200 while the price of diesel has gone up from Rs 55 to Rs 90 per litre.
“Every family is facing difficulties in meeting their expenses. No one will trust the jumla patra released by the BJP,” the minister in the Delhi government said.
Modi released the BJP’s Lok Sabha poll manifesto at the party headquarters here on Sunday. The manifesto has a special focus on the poor, youngsters, farmers and women.
