By TCN Staff Reporter,
Patna: In a move which can best be described as very late as first phase of Bihar elections has already been conducted on Oct. 21, Indian National Congress released its manifesto on Saturday. Tall promises for Muslims and the development of the state is its focus.
The manifesto was released by Union Minister Mukul Wasnik who is also in-charge of Bihar, and state Congress chief Choudhary Mahboob Ali Kaiser in a function held yesterday evening at Scada Business Center in Patna.
In an effort to compete with its rivals—RJD-LJP and JD-U, the Congress also has tried to woo Muslim voters with a range of promises, including reservation in job and education, their safety and security and greater representation in civil administration.
The manifesto also promises to remove the hurdle for the establishment of Aligarh Muslim University campus in Kishanganj, to appoint Science as well as English teachers at every government aided Madarsa and construction of hostels for minority students in every district.
With around 17% of Muslim population in the state, Muslim votes become very crucial for the fate of any party in the on going assembly elections in the state. Even though there is not a pattern of Muslim voting en masse for any particular party, every party is smart enough to realize that Muslims can become a kingmaker.
Land for Maulana Mazharul Haq Arabic and Persian University for the construction of its own building, is another promise made by the party besides building walls around graveyards across the state.
It also assures to expedite schemes sponsored by the central government in the Minority Concentrate Districts of the state. Furthermore it would take serious notice of development of Urdu and Urdu knowing people in the state if the party comes to power.
Establishment of Wakf Development Corporation/Board for the protection of Wakf properties and utilization of the income from Wakf for the betterment of the community are another highlight of the manifesto.
The Congress government will also work for the women empowerment, communal amity, loan for weaker section of the society, improvement of power supply and justice for the public at large, the party manifesto points out.
To woo the general youths, the party promises to provide jobs to one lakh youths every year for which it would promote industries in the state and would enforce law and order to make it crime-free.