BJP slips into populist mode as AAP & Trinmaool flood Goa in promises

Panaji, Nov 26th : .

Although the dates for the Assembly elections in Goa are yet to be announced, the results of the coastal states residents seem to have been declared winners so farThe BJP-led coalition government in state seems to be spending the fag end of its tenure rushing into schemes that mirror the populist promises made the opposition parties.

This competition between the ruling BJP, aspiring opposition parties, and AAP has led Pramod Sawant, Delhi Chief Minister, and Arvind Kejriwal, founder of AAP to refer to each others as copycats or duplicates.After the AAP had promised to provide 300 units of free power to all households in the state in August 2013, the BJP-led coalition government of Goa announced 16,000 litres of water for every household.This scheme has been implemented since.

Kejriwal had earlier this month announced a free pilgrimage program for Goas seniors.Sawant soon revived the scheme -- previously announced in his budget speech -- the Mukhyamantri Devdarshan Scheme.

While Kejriwals Pilgrimage Scheme offered senior citizens a free trip at the Ram temple at Ayodhya and Ajmer Sharif, and Vellankani at Vellankani, Sawant offers a fully-financed trip to the Sai Baba temple at Shirdi in Tamil Nadu.The Goa government was also forced into hastening its efforts to fill up 10,000 government vacancies.

Kejriwal had promised one job per family and an unemployment allowance if they come to power in 2022.Trinamool Congress, headed by Mamata Banerjee (West Bengal Chief Minister), is eager to make a splash at the 2022 Goa elections.

They also offered a host of freebies, particularly to those in the fisheries sector.Banerjees main promises include a Rs.A monthly allowance of 4,000 for workers in the sector, a 2.5-fold increase in fuel subsidy, and many other promises.The Congress has so far avoided announcing any freebies during the 2022 state Assembly elections.

Leader of Opposition Digambar Kamat stated that "our party does not believe pre-poll jumlas." maya/dp #slips #populist #Trinmaool #flood #promises #Delhi #Chennai #Tamil #Kollywood.