New Delhi: The Congress will waive all farm loans within 10 days of forming the new government, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra said Wednesday as she released her party's (third) manifesto for the 2022 Uttar Pradesh Assembly election, which begins tomorrow with voting in the western districts.
Ms Gandhi Vadra said the Congress, which has already release a manifesto of poll promises for women and youth in UP, had identified employment and inflation as the state's biggest issues, and promised to make 20 lakh government jobs available if it is elected to power.
Both BJP and Samajwadi Party released their election manifestos on Tuesday for the UP assembly polls.
Tuesday was the last day of campaigning for first of the seven-phase Uttar Pradesh assembly elections, which will start from Friday. As campaigning ended, top leaders from across parties were seen campaigning in western UP, where people will vote for 58 seats spread across 11 districts.
Samajwadi Party on Monday announced that Ms Subhavati Shukla will take on Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath in the Gorakhpur Urban constituency in the upcoming Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls. Ms Shukla's name figured in the list of 24 candidates released by the party yesterday.
With first-phase of polling to be held on February 10, all parties are going all out to woo votes in poll-bound states. Along with Uttar Pradesh, polls are being held in four other states - Punjab, Uttarakhand, Mizoram and Goa.
Ahead of the Punjab polls, Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed his first virtual rally in the state today. The BJP is fighting the Punjab Assembly polls in alliance with the Amarinder Singh-led Punjab Lok Congress and the Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa-led Shiromani Akali Dal (Sanyukt).
Here are the highlights on Assembly Elections 2022:
Feb 09, 2022 23:51 (IST)
Work Done By Channi Government In 111 Days Is Unmatchable: Congress Leader
Senior Congress leader Rajeev Shukla today praised Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi, saying the kind of work done by his government in 111 days is unmatchable and said Chief Ministers of other states can also draw an inspiration from this. Channi government completed 111 days before the model code came into force a month ago. "I am surprised how can a chief minister do so much work in just 111 days, it is unmatchable and not an easy job. Every person must appreciate it and other chief ministers too should draw inspiration from this," Mr Shukla said. (PTI)
Feb 09, 2022 23:05 (IST)
Punjab Polls: PM Modi To Address Rallies In Punjab On February 14, 16, 17
With a little more than a week to go for the upcoming assembly polls in Punjab, scheduled on February 20, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold public meetings on February 14, 16 and 17, covering all the three regions of Malwa, Doaba and Majha. State BJP General Secretary Subash Sharma said PM Modi will address the first rally in Jalandhar on February 14. He will address the second rally in Pathankot on February 16 and the third rally in Abohar on February 17. (ANI)
Feb 09, 2022 23:03 (IST)
UP Polls: BJP's Frustration Shows That They Will Lose UP Polls: Lalu Yadav
Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Yadav today said that the BJP's frustration shows that they will lose Uttar Pradesh assembly polls and further said that RJD will support Samajwadi Party in the elections. "BJP's frustration shows that they will lose UP polls. They've only been talking about riots and temples. Seventy years ago, our ancestors made the British leave this country but now the British have returned in form of BJP... We support Samajwadi Party in UP polls," Lalu Yadav told news agency ANI.
Feb 09, 2022 23:01 (IST)
UP Polls: AAP Candidate Joins Samajwadi Party On Election Eve
A day before polling, the Aam Aadmi Party candidate from Charthawal assembly constituency, Yavar Roshan, on Wednesday resigned from the party and joined the Samajwadi Party. Announcing his support for the SP candidate Pankaj Malik in Charthawal town in Muzaffarnagar district, Yavar Roshan said he has resigned from the AAP. (PTI)
Feb 09, 2022 22:59 (IST)
Participation Of Women In UP Government Jobs Will Be Increased: Anurag Thakur
The participation of women in government jobs in Uttar Pradesh will be increased and, if needed, the BJP government in the state will bring a law in this regard, Union Minister Anurag Thakur said today. The BJP leader, who is campaigning for the UP assembly polls, hailed the Yogi Adityanath government for its work to ensure women's safety, respect and self-reliance in the last five years and said that the party has resolved to continue in the same spirit in future. (PTI)
Feb 09, 2022 22:40 (IST)
Goa Polls: Amit Shah Aims For Prosperity Of Goans During Next 5 Years
Union Home Minister Amit Shah today addressed poll-bound Goa and said that the next five years will be of prosperity, stability and growth for Goans. He also recalled the contributions made by Goans during the independence struggle and by former Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar. (ANI)
Feb 09, 2022 22:38 (IST)
Farmers' Protest Will Have Impact On UP Polls: Farmer Leader Naresh Tikait
Bhartiya Kisan Union (BKU) president Naresh Tikait today said that his 'apolitical' organisation is not supporting any party but the 13-month-long farmer protest will have an impact on Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls. Speaking to news agency ANI, Mr Tikait said, "BKU always has been an apolitical organisation but we did support BJP in the past. But now, we do not want to interfere in public's mandate. We are not supporting any political party and public has full right to decide whom to caste the vote. It (farmers' protest) will have an impact as it stayed for 13 months. Farmers were not respected and this will have impact in the UP elections." (ANI)
Feb 09, 2022 21:39 (IST)
Punjab Polls: Congress Failed To Deliver Justice To Anti-Sikh Riots victims: Smriti Irani
Union minister Smriti Irani today attacked the Congress, accusing it of not delivering justice to the victims of 1984 anti-Sikh riots and said it was the BJP government which put the guilty behind bars. Ms Irani also hit out at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for allegedly supporting those who gave the slogan of "dividing the country" and said voting for the party means voting for those who want to divide the country. (PTI)
Feb 09, 2022 21:17 (IST)
Punjab Polls: BJP Manifesto Deceptive, Full Of Lies: AAP's Bhagwant Mann
AAP leader Bhagwant Mann today dubbed as "deceptive and full of lies" an 11-point "sankalp" document of the BJP and its allies for the Punjab Assembly polls. "It has nothing for farmers, labourers, traders, industrialists, students and the youth of Punjab," he said in a statement. "From past experiences, we know that BJP leaders do not deliver on their election promises," said Mr Mann, who is the Aam Aadmi Party's Chief Ministerial face on the polls. The document is "deceptive and full of lies", he alleged. (PTI)
Feb 09, 2022 21:15 (IST)
Punjab Polls: Congress MP Jasbir Singh Dimpa's Brother Joins Shiromani Akali Dal
Khadoor Sahib Congress MP Jasbir Singh Dimpa's brother Harpinder Singh Gill 'Rajan' today joined the Shiromani Akali Dal ahead of February 20 state assembly polls. Mr Gill was welcomed into the Akali fold by party president Sukhbir Singh Badal. He was appointed the general secretary of the party on the occasion. (PTI)
Feb 09, 2022 21:14 (IST)
Punjab Polls: 24-Hour Surveillance For Lok Insaaf Party, Congress' Ludhiana Candidates
The returning officer has ordered 24-hour video surveillance of Lok Insaaf Party candidate Simarjit Singh Bains and Congress nominee Kamaljit Singh Karwal from the Atam Nagar seat in Punjab's Ludhiana. The directions came following a clash between supporters of both candidates on Monday night. Three people were injured and five vehicles, including a car of Karwal, were vandalised in the incident. (PTI)
Feb 09, 2022 19:29 (IST)
In 5 Years, Uttarakhand Roads To Be As Good As Those In US: Nitin Gadkari
Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari today said the network of roads in Uttarakhand will become as good as the those in the US in the next five years. Talking to reporters after releasing BJP's manifesto ahead of the upcoming polls, Mr Gadkari said the Rs 12,500 crore Chardham all-weather road project will be completed by December this year. "Besides making the pilgrimage to the Himalayan temples safe during all seasons, it will be the lifeline of the people of Uttarakhand," he said. He also said the Centre has decided not to allow any cutting of trees for the construction of Chardham all-weather road. (PTI)
Feb 09, 2022 19:28 (IST)
Goa Polls: Goa's Youngest Party Fields Candidates In 38 Out Of Total 40 Seats
Goa's youngest political party, which started out as a social organisation fighting to preserve the rights of persons of Goan origin - is looking to make a mark in the crowded electoral scene in the tiny state where it has fielded candidates in 38 of the 40 assembly seats. The party, Revolutionary Goans, is ranged not only against big established political entities like the Congress and the BJP, but also a host of other outfits like the AAP, the Trinamool Congress, the Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party and the Goa Forward Party in the February 14 polls. (PTI)
Feb 09, 2022 19:26 (IST)
UP Polls: People Of UP Will Teach BJP A Lesson, Says Mayawati
Asking people not to be swayed by tall promises of political parties, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati today claimed people of Uttar Pradesh will teach the ruling BJP a lesson in the assembly polls because of its "faulty policies". "Ahead of the UP assembly elections, drama and hypocrisy (of political parties) is going on to mislead people with tall promises. People are suffering due to the wrong policies of the BJP government and are eager to teach a lesson to the anti-people government," Mayawati said in a statement. (PTI)
Feb 09, 2022 19:03 (IST)
UP Polls: Homebuyer To Contest Polls To Set Things Right
Issues of homebuyers in Gautam Buddh Nagar district of western Uttar Pradesh have once again become the focal point of agendas of several political parties ahead of the state Assembly polls.While candidates of the BJP, Congress, Bahujan Samaj Party, Samajwadi Party, Aam Aadmi Party, among others, have promised to resolve the issues, Annu Khan, a homebuyers' rights activist, is also contesting as an independent candidate. (PTI)
Feb 09, 2022 17:45 (IST)
Manipur Polls: Himanta Sarma In Manipur For Election Meetings
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, who's BJP's key northeast strategist, is in election-bound Manipur for a closed-door meeting with the state's chief minister Biren Singh about the BJP's campaign strategy. He also held a meeting with intellectuals from state capital Imphal. He is expected to hold more election meetings during his day-long visit. Mr Sarma is credited for stitching the 2017 BJP-led alliance in Manipur. The central party leadership has this time sent Mr Sarma to Imphal to chalk out strategy, said BJP sources.
