The State BJP will release its manifesto for year-end Assembly election on November 22—seven days ahead of November 30 when Jharkhand will go for first phase of polling.
The State BJP manifesto committee headed by former DGP and Palamu MP, VD Ram said that the committee will prepare the draft of manifesto by November 15 and after consultation with senior state and centre leadership party will release the manifesto on November 22.
Ram said, “For preparing the manifesto the State BJP on October 18 launched multi level exercises inviting feedback from people on the issues that can be incorporated in its manifesto.” The manifesto committee with members of Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM)—the youth wing of party had put up drop boxes in 513 party mandals. Interested people had to fill up their opinions in single page slip christened as ‘Naya Jharkhand—Akanksha Abhiyan’ and deposit it at drop boxes kept at party mandals.
Ram said, “The party had received 5.12 lakh suggestion slips through drop boxes.
Most of the suggestions were in improvement in agriculture, road, health and education sectors.” Ram, along with social welfare department minister Louis Marandi, Ranchi parliamentarian Sanjay Seth and other member of manifesto committee JB Tubid opened the drop boxes in presence of media persons.
As most of the suggestions as claimed by manifesto committee member pertain to agriculture, health and education the leaders also read out some of the suggestions.
Bhim Rajwar, a resident of Mandar area in his suggestion has demanded for inclusion of small hospitals located at block-level with Ayushman Bharat Yojana.
Rajwar in his suggestion mentions that people are getting benefits of Ayushman Bharat Yojana as many big hospitals are tagged with the scheme, but effort should be made so that small hospitals located at block-level to get tag with world’s largest health insurance.
Pramod Saha, a resident of Rajmahal in his suggestion has demanded for up-gradation of government schools on the lines of private schools with a demand from BJP to include this in its manifesto.
State Social welfare Minister Louis Marandi said, “The government is successful in achieving much of its target. Santhal Pargana has witnessed all round development.
The BJP manifesto will be five year vision of party.” The party apart from feedback through drop boxes has also received suggestion through Facebook, Whatsapp, Twitter and other social media platforms. The saffron party for preparing the manifesto had also engaged 5000 Kamal Doot (party volunteer) active at panchayat level.
The party also issued toll free number ‘6357171717’ for seeking feedback on vision of Jharkhand for next five years.
For preparing the party manifesto BJP leaders including MPs, MLAs and other senior leaders camped at administrative division interacting with people seeking feedback for the vision of Jharkhand for next five years. The camp was held at Ranchi, Palamu, Chaibasa, Dumka, Dhanbad.