UP Election 2022: Free power to farmers, 10-yr jail for 'Love Jihad' in BJP manifesto

Home Minister Amit Shah and Chief Minister Yogi Adityanth on Tuesday released the BJP's manifesto in Lucknow for the upcoming Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections. The manifesto, released just 2 days before the first phase of polling has special focus on farmers. Western UP with a huge farm population will vote on Feb 10.

Here are key highlights from BJP's manifesto poll promises:

• Free power for irrigation to farmers for the next five years

• Payment to sugarcane farmers within 14 days, interest in case of delay.

• 1 free cylinder on Holi and Diwali under Ujjwala scheme

• Job guarantee for at least one person per family

• Rs 1500 monthly pension for widows

• Six mega food parks to be developed

• MBBS seats in the state to be doubled

• Number of ambulances to be doubled

• 10-year jail, Rs 1 lakh fine in "Love Jihad" cases

• Free scooty for college going girls

• Special CM Irrigation scheme with investment of 25,000 crore

• Special incentives to promote natural farming in villages

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