Gujarat polls: BJP manifesto promises Uniform Civil Code

The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party on Saturday released its manifesto for the Gujarat Assembly elections which promised to implement the Uniform Civil Code UCC and set up an lsquoantiradicalisation cellrsquo to identify and eliminate terror threats It also promised to conduct surveys of madrassas and scrutinise the assets of the Waqf BoardThe manifesto was released at the state BJP headquarters by party president JP Nadda in the presence of Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel and state unit chief CR PaatilldquoWe will ensure complete implementation of UCC in Gujarat as per recommendations of a state government committee We will also create an antiradicalisation cell to identify and eliminate potential threats and sleeper cells of terrorist organisations and antiIndia forcesrdquo said Nadda As per the manifesto a task force will be created to scrutinise the assets and finances of the Waqf Board and surveys of madrassas Islamic seminaries would be conducted regarding their curriculumOther promises in the document included creation of ldquo20 lakh employment opportunitiesrdquo and taking the statersquos economy to 1 trillion in the next five years More than one lakh government jobs will be created for women over the next five years it said The annual cover for a family under the Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana Ayushman Bharat would be doubled from Rs 5 lakh to Rs 10 lakh and girls will get free education from ldquoKG to PGrdquo kindergarten to postgraduation it saidAlso Read Gujarat elections 2022 I want to make Jamnagar a smart city says Riva JadejaThe manifesto also promised to start the lsquoMukhyamantri Sharanarthi Yojanarsquo for the welfare of refugees in Gujarat who have been given citizenship under the Citizenship Amendment Act Under this scheme a direct benefit transfer of Rs 10000 per year will be made to each refugee family for five years after they have received citizenshipThe BJP also promised to establish four Gujarat Institutes of Technology on the lines of the Indian Institutes of Technology IITs and set up 100 lsquoAnnapurna canteensrsquo across the state that will provide meals for R5 three times a day Talking about farmers Nadda said the BJP if voted to power will spend R10000 crore for the overall development of APMCs mandis sorting and grading units cold chains warehouses and processing centres while R25000 crore will be spent to strengthen the irrigation networkldquoWe will build a Devbhumi Dwarka Corridor to develop it as western Indiarsquos biggest spiritual centre It will have the worldrsquos tallest Sri Krishna statue 3D immersive Bhagvat Gita zone and a viewing gallery for the lost city of Dwarkardquo the manifesto stated The BJP also promised to invest R1000 crore to renovate expand and promote temples on the lines of the Somnath Ambaji and Pavagadh templesThe state will have twophase Assembly polls on December 1 and 5 while votes will be counted on December 8 It is witnessing a threecornered fight with the BJP Congress and AAP in the fray100No of Annapurna canteens that would provide meals at Rs 51K CrAmount that BJP promises to spend on promoting templesThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever