PATNA, Oct 9: RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav on Thursday promised that if the INDIA bloc helmed by his party comes to power in Bihar, it will “bring an Act” to ensure every family in the state has a member with a government job.
Announcing it at a press conference, he said the proposed Act will be brought “within 20 days of formation of the new government”.
“The NDA could not provide jobs to the youth in 20 years. We will bring the Act within 20 days of coming to power, and implementation will be ensured in 20 months”, said the former deputy chief minister.
“I had promised government jobs in the last assembly polls as well. During my brief stint in power, five lakh jobs were provided. You can imagine what could be possible had I got a five-year term”, said the 35-year-old leader.
Yadav, who is seen as the INDIA bloc’s de facto chief ministerial candidate, has repeatedly described the Nitish Kumar government as a “copycat,” noting that several populist measures in recent months appeared to have taken a cue from the RJD leader’s earlier poll promises.
Vowing not to be outwitted, Yadav, who is often shown as the most preferred chief ministerial candidate in opinion polls, had earlier said he would speak more about his agenda for Bihar “only after polls are announced,” and the ruling NDA was left constrained by the model code of conduct.
Recently, the government has provided 125 units of free power per month for consumers, waived examination fees for candidates, introduced a “domicile quota” in seats reserved for women, and hiked social security pensions.
About a week ahead of the announcement of polls, the ‘Mukhyamantri Mahila Rojgar Yojana’ was rolled out, as part of which Rs 10,000 each has been paid to more than one crore women of the state through direct cash transfer.
The scheme, introduced to encourage entrepreneurship among women, has been decried by critics as an attempt to “bribe” voters ahead of elections.
Yadav, however, refused to take questions on the fluid political situation, with issues like seat-sharing and formal declaration of a chief ministerial candidate hanging fire.
“Today’s press conference had been called to make just this one big announcement. If there are questions relating to this, I am ready to answer. For other issues, we will talk later”, said Yadav. (PTI)
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