Bharatiya Janata Party, Punjab Lok Congress Party (PLC) and Shiromani Akali Dal (Sanyukt) have issued an 11-point resolution letter regarding the assembly elections, while the 12th resolution has been added by former Chief Minister and PLC chief Captain Amarinder Singh on his behalf. In which the ex-gratia grant to the martyred soldier is to be increased from Rs 50 lakh to Rs 1 crore.
In the Sankalp Patra of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA), some promises have been made for every section. The NDA has taken a resolution to charge 300 units of free electricity to all the electricity consumers of the state and Rs 3 per unit for the units spent on it and to waive off the agricultural loans of small farmers up to 5 acres. To issue the Sankalp Patra, Union Minister and election in-charge of BJP Hardeep Puri, PLC President Captain Amarinder Singh, SAD Sanyukt Joint President Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa, BJP State President Ashwani Sharma, General Secretary Subhash Sharma jointly came on one platform and all three leaders read the resolution letter.
Regarding who will be the chief minister’s face from the side of the alliance, Hardeep Puri said that this decision will be taken by the party’s parliamentary committee. At the same time, the Captain said that our target is to contest the elections first. This decision will be taken later. With regard to BJP leader Manjinder Singh Sirsa’s saying that Captain Amarinder Singh will not be the face of the coalition nor the post-poll chief minister’s face, Hardeep Puri said it would be his personal views. The party does not agree with this. At the same time, BJP state president Ashwani Sharma said that the manifesto will be released soon.
The BJP alliance has placed peace and brotherhood at the top of its agenda. 1. They will develop a policy of zero tolerance for indecency and sacrilege, Special Task Force and Fast Track Courts will be set up to expedite the cases. 2. Mafia Mukt Punjab. 3. Drug-free Punjab, 4. Har Haath Ko Rozgar: Under the Saksham Yuva Yojana, every youth of the state will be guaranteed at least 150 hours of work every month. 5. Prosperous Farmers 6. Swasth Punjab 7. Right to Quality Education 8. Industrial Revolution 9. Developed Punjab 10. Empowered Women 11. Sabka Saath Sabka Vikas: The amount of pension for the elderly, disabled and widows will be increased to Rs 3000/- per month. Mukhya Mantri Mazdoor Bima Yojana will be launched. 12. Ex-gratia grant of martyr soldiers will be increased from Rs 50 lakh to Rs 1 crore. This resolution was added later by Captain Amarinder Singh.
