After Bihar, BJP Pledges Free COVID Vaccine To People In Madhya Pradesh As Poll Promise
After Bihar the ruling BJP in Madhya Pradesh has pledged a free coronavirus vaccine for all as part of its election manifesto. The party came out with a separate Sankalp Patra or manifesto for each of the 28 poll-bound constituencies on Wednesday.
After Bihar, the ruling BJP in Madhya Pradesh has pledged a free coronavirus vaccine for all as part of its election manifesto for the November 3 Assembly Byelections.
The party came out with a separate 'Sankalp Patra' or manifesto for each of the 28 poll-bound constituencies on Wednesday. "Mostly, local issues have been included in each manifesto," said MP BJP spokesperson Rajneesh Agrawal.
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But free Covid-19 vaccine and restart of the schemes closed by the previous Congress government are common promises, he said.
"As far as free vaccination is concerned, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has already announced it," he said.
Opposition parties have criticised BJP¡¯s move.
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The Congress scoffed at the promise of the free vaccine in Madhya Pradesh. "The BJP should vaccinate people before the polling on November 3. Where is the vaccine for Covid-19? The BJP is selling dreams to people and trying to mislead them," state Congress spokesperson Bhupendra Gupta was quoted as saying by news agency PTI.
Chouhan's announcement of direct benefit transfer (DBT) of Rs 4,000 to the beneficiaries of PM Kisan Samman Nidhi also finds mention in the BJP's list of promises.