Jalandhar, February 12
Reservation for the locally domiciled youth in both private and public sector jobs, better infrastructure in the state, and better minimum support price featured large on the National Democratic Alliance’s manifesto that Union Minister Hardeep Puri unveiled on Saturday.
Bharatiya Janata Party, Captain Amarinder Singh’s Punjab Lok Congress and Akali breakaway Sanyukt Akali Dal are fighting the election together. Punjab is scheduled to vote in the third phase of elections on February 20.
Unveiling the manifesto, which Puri and the NDA called ‘The Vision Document’, Puri said that the government’s focus would be to get industrial investments into Punjab, close down illegal mining operations, and fight illegal drug trade in the state.
The Industry has wrapped up in Punjab,” Puri said in his speech. “Sand mafia and land mafia wreaking havoc in Punjab. Synthetic drug manufacturing on large scale in cities. Capt tried to curb it. But in cities, where does it come from?”
“The vision document answers it all,” he said.
Among NDA’s promises are 50 per cent reservation for local youth in private jobs and 75 per cent reservation in government jobs.
NDA’s promises
—Infra projects worth 1 lakh crore will be given to Punjab
—Reservation in jobs for locally domiciled youth. 75 per cent in government jobs and 50 per cent in the private sector
—Rs 5000 crore commitment for MSP and crop diversification
—Impetus to sports. Sports facilities to be upgraded at educational institutions. Pools and turfs will be upgraded
—SAI centres in Doaba and Majha
—Sports university in the state to be named after the legendary Milkha Singh
—Local level committees for female athletes
—Jalandhar to be made sports capital of India
—A new international station in Jalandhar to be named after Hockey legend Udham S Singh Kular
—Free sports kits
—World class facilities for grooming hockey players
— Cash awards for sports people. Rs 6 crore for Olympic gold medallist, Rs
1.5 crore for commonwealth medallist; Rs 21,000 for state level games
Domicile quota, better MSP, better sports infrastructure on BJP, Punjab Lok Congress agenda
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