Mahagathbandhan releases manifesto for Bihar Assembly elections

Taking a dig at Nitish Kumar over special category status for Bihar, Tejashwi Yadav said, "Trump will not come and accord that"

The Grand Alliance, also known as the Mahagatbandhan, on Saturday released its manifesto with the promise of providing 10 lakh jobs to the unemployed, besides assuring to scrap the anti-farmer bills in the first session of the Bihar Assembly, if voted to power.

“We will pass a Bill to scrap the anti-farm laws during the first session of the Bihar Vidhan Sabha if we form the government under the leadership of Tejashwi Yadav,” said senior Congress leader Randeep Singh Surjewala, who, along with the RJD and the Left leaders, was present during the release of Mahagatbandhan manifesto.

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“Let me reiterate that during my very first Cabinet meeting, the first signature I am going to put on will be the file which will pave the path to provide 10 lakh jobs to the unemployed,” said Tejashwi.

The Leader of the Opposition in the outgoing Assembly, Tejashwi, who is also the Mahagatbandhan Chief Ministerial candidate, promised to write off the examination fee for recruitment in government jobs.

Arguing that there was a double engine Government (in an oblique reference to the NDA regime at the Centre as well as the State), Tejashwi said, “Still Bihar has not been accorded special status despite Nitish making so much hue and cry over the issue. US President Trump won’t come here to accord the special status.”

“You will not have to pay any fee for any government recruitment-related examination. Nor you will have to pay for your travel when called for interview,” promised Tejashwi, in a series of ‘sop-opera’, mostly aimed at the youth.

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Reminding people of Narendra Modi’s promise of having tea at the Motihari sugar mill (which is closed for years), Tejashwi said, “PM’s promise (to revive sugar mills), made in 2015, has not been fulfilled yet. But we assure you that once we attain power, we will not only ensure the revival of sugar mills but help establish food processing units too, which, in turn, will provide jobs and boost the economy.”