Interestingly, BJP leaders V K Malhotra and Harsh Vardhan, who were vocal in raising the issue of delay in the execution of Parliament attack case convict Afzal Guru
NEW DELHI: Full statehood for Delhi, review of Master Plan and controversial BRT corridor, Rs two crore for every acquired acre of land and ownership rights of residences in resettlement colonies were among promises made by BJP in its "populist" manifesto for Delhi assembly polls.
Keeping in mind its ally Akali Dal's sentiments, the manifesto which was released on Tuesday also assured that all those guilty in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots will be brought to book besides promising that steps would be taken to provide relief to Afghan Sikh migrants.
Interestingly, BJP leaders V K Malhotra and Harsh Vardhan, who were vocal in raising the issue of delay in the execution of Parliament attack case convict Afzal Guru, did not mention the subject during the release of the manifesto.
However, there was a mention in the 32-page manifesto that the saffron party will ensure the "early implementation" of the court's verdict to hang Afzal.
Accusing the Congress of "completely ignoring" the demand for full statehood, Harsh Vardhan said, "the BJP will get the status of full statehood and rid Delhi of severe difficulties faced owing to multiplicity of authorities."
Another assurance was that of a review of the Master Plan in which the party promised removal of "anomalies" in the document by amending it "appropriately".
The Congress government's pet project BRT Corridor and agreement with private power companies are other major issues which will be reviewed by a BJP dispensation.
"The BRT has become a corridor of death. It is a project of foolish thought. Such a system is not there in cities like London, Paris, New York, Washington, Manchester or Sydney and we will conduct an objective review of the project," Malhotra said.
Setting up of a Unified Transport Authority, extension of metro rail system, doubling the fleet of DTC buses and a single integrated ticket system for bus and metro are some of the BJP proposals in the transport sector.
Trying to woo farmers, the BJP also promises Rs two crore for every acre acquired by the government and said this compensation amount would be appropriately raised every year.
"The land owner will have the right to chose either monetary compensation or a portion of the developed land," the manifesto said.
The BJP will probe the scams in the department besides launching a scheme for providing cheap electricity for the economically disadvantaged sections.
Increasing the hospital bed ratio will be another priority area for the BJP which will also set up hospitals besides providing medical insurance to BPL families by involving private parties, the manifesto said.
Keeping in mind the increasing number of road accidents, the saffron party will provide ambulance facilities to the PCR vans besides strengthening CAT ambulance system.
The manifesto also promises setting up of an East Campus of Delhi University and 50 new colleges besides raising the retirement age of school teachers. For students, BJP is mulling concessional passes in Delhi Metro.
On developing Trans-Yamuna area, the BJP said it will work for a separate municipal corporation for this area as it is committed to the restructuring of the present MCD.
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