Seeking to make its poll sops’ package more attractive, the BJP on Saturday said it would for two years also provide free petrol for the scooties it promised to 5,000 meritorious girls passing Class X and XII examinations.
“In the event of formation of BJP-led NDA Government, 5,000 girls passing out Matriculation and Intermediate examinations in first division would get scooty (two-wheeler) and they would also be provided free petrol for two years,” Sushil Modi told reporters at Patna airport before setting out for campaign.
Sushil Modi’s announcement came in the wake of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s sarcastic comments as to who would provide petrol to run the two-wheeler.
“If we have decided to give scooty then nobody else needs to bother from where petrol for it will come. We’ll give petrol to those whom we would be giving scooty,” he said.
Scooty formed a major attraction of BJP vision document for Bihar elections which was unveiled by Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday.
He said if the NDA forms the Government in Bihar it would also provide free lPG gas connection to BPl families.