"Fresh set of jumlas": Arvind Kejriwal on BJP manifesto

Prime Minister Narendra Modi released the manifesto, titled 'Sankalpit Bharat, Sashakt Bharat' (Determined India, Empowered India), in the presence of BJP chief Amit Shah and other top leaders, including Rajnath Singh, Sushma Swaraj and Arun Jaitley.

Chief Minister of the Delhi Arvind Kejriwal (L) and Chief Minister of West Bengal Mamata Banerjee (R) attend an opposition political rally in New Delhi on February 13, 2019. (Photo by CHANDAN KHANNA / AFP)

New Delhi: Targeting BJP's manifesto, Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal on Monday said the saffron party has unveiled a fresh set of "jumlas".  Firing a salvo against PM Narendra Modi and BJP president Amit Shah on Twitter, the AAP chief said the duo doesn't have the courage to speak on why demonetization was implemented. In his stinging tweet, Kejriwal questioned about the status of the two crore jobs promised by the BJP. He also questioned why the farmers were pushed towards "destruction". Reminding PM Modi of promising people of Delhi full statehood, Kejriwal said the manifesto doesn't have any mention of complete statehood which meant that "he is lying making it even more difficult for people to believe in him." The BJP on Monday made a slew of promises, including expeditious construction of a Ram temple, giving the security forces a free hand in dealing with terrorism and doubling farmers income in the next three years. The party also promised to make India the third largest economy globally by 2030 and abrogate Article 370 that gives special status to Jammu and Kashmir if it comes back to power  and also resolved to annul Article 35 A of the Constitution which says no outsider can own property in Jammu and Kashmir. Prime Minister Narendra Modi released the manifesto, titled 'Sankalpit Bharat, Sashakt Bharat' (Determined India, Empowered India), in the presence of BJP chief Amit Shah and other top leaders, including Rajnath Singh, Sushma Swaraj and Arun Jaitley. On the economic front, the BJP said it envisioned to make India the third largest economy of the world by 2030.

मोदी सर, आपने 2014 में दिल्ली वालों को पूर्ण राज्य का वादा किया था। पर आपने नहीं किया। अब आपने अपने मैनिफ़ेस्टो में से ही हटा दिया? ये तो सरासर दिल्ली वालों के साथ धोखा है। इसका मतलब आप अपने मैनिफ़ेस्टो में झूठ बोलते हो। तो फिर आपके बाक़ी वादों पर भी जनता कैसे यक़ीन करे? https://t.co/PSHsXx4VER

— Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) April 8, 2019

"This implies that we commit to make India a USD 5 trillion economy by 2025 and USD 10 trillion economy by 2032," it said. On being heavily criticized for the convoluted indirect taxation system by the Opposition, the party promised it will continue with the simplification of the GST process by engaging in dialogue with all stakeholders. The document stated it will implement NRC (National Register of Citizens) in a phased manner in various parts of the country.