BJP manifesto promises free coronavirus vaccination for every person in Bihar
Bihar: Union Finance Minister and BJP leader Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday released BJP's manifesto for Bihar elections 2020, in Patna. The first promise of the manifesto is that every person will get free vaccination after the availability of COVID-19 vaccine.
Nirmala Sitharaman, while releasing BJP's manifesto for Bihar elections 2020, said that "Bihar is one state where all citizens are politically sensitive and well informed. They know and understand the promises a party makes."
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"If anyone raises questions on our manifesto, we can answer them with confidence as we fulfil what we promised," she added.
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"The GDP in Bihar has seen a sharp rise under NDA rule, it has grown from 3 percent to 11.3 percent in the state in the last 15 years of the NDA govt and not during the 15 years of jungle raj," she added.
"It was made possible because our govt gave priority to good governance for people," she said.
She further said, "As soon as COVID-19 vaccine will be available for production at a mass scale, every person in Bihar will get free vaccination. This is the first promise mentioned in our poll manifesto."
The Union Finance Minister also said that "I appeal to all the people of the state to vote for NDA and make it win. Nitish Kumar will be the Chief Minister of Bihar for the next 5 years. Under his rule, Bihar will become a progressive and developed state of India."
-PTC News
