Agencies New Delhi, Nov. 3 Releasing the BJP s Sankalp Patra manifesto for the Jharkhand Assembly election in Ranchi, Union home minister Amit Shah on Sunday announced that the party will implement the Uniform Civil Code in Jharkhand if voted to power in the state, but will keep tribals out of its ambit. At an event to launch the BJP s Sankalp Patra, Shah released 25 key points of the saffron party s manifesto. He also lashed out at the Hemant Soren government, alleging that women are not safe in Jharkhand and the tribal population is decreasing in Santhal Pargana because the JMM led government is patronising Bangladeshi infiltrators for votebank politics . He also announced that a displacement commission will be formed to ensure the rehabilitation of people displaced by industries and mines in the state. Speaking after releasing the party s manifesto in Ranchi, Shah said, Our government will introduce UCC in Jharkhand, but tribals will be kept out of its ambit. Soren and the JMM government are spreading false propaganda that UCC will impact tribal rights, culture and relevant legislation, which is totally baseless as they will be kept out of its ambit.
The Union home minister noted that though UCC will be implemented, it will ensure that tribal rights are not impacted. The BJP, if voted to power in Jharkhand, will deliberate on the Sarna religious code issue and take appropriate decisions, Shah said. On the issue of employment, Mr Shah stated that the BJP, if voted to power, will create five lakhs job opportunities, including 2.87 lakhs government jobs, in Jharkhand. Launched a scathing attack on the Contd. on page 2
