Mumbai: Addressing a rally in Manipur ahead of the assembly elections, Smriti Irani criticised Congress saying that Rahul Gandhi’s family used the northeastern state as an ATM.
“Rahul Gandhi’s family used Manipur as ATM but Prime Minister Modi launched the Kisan Samman Nidhi scheme. Around 11 crore farmers are given Rs 6,000 every year. If voted to power again, we’ll give additional Rs 2000 to the farmers of Manipur,” ANO quoted Irani as saying.
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Addressing a public meeting, the Union Minister announced that if the BJP is re-elected in the state, it will create a corpus fund of Rs 100 crore for startups in Manipur.
He said, “In the last seven years, the BJP government has promoted the creation of 60,000 startups in the country. If the BJP forms its government in the state, it will create a fund of Rs 100 crore, especially for startups in Manipur.”
In Manipur, the election of 60 members of the Legislative Assembly will be held in two phases.
The first phase of polling will be held on February 28 and the second phase will be held on March 5. According to the Election Commission of India (ECI), the results will be declared on March 10.
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