‘Takes a lot of courage to lie’: Kamal Nath jabs CM Chouhan over BJP manifesto

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The BJP released its 96-page manifesto for the Madhya Pradesh election..

Senior Congress leader Kamal Nath on Saturday lashed out at Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan hours after the Bharatiya Janata Party unveiled its manifesto for the November 17 Madhya Pradesh election...

Nath's attack comes after the BJP released its 96-page manifesto, promising pucca houses to the beneficiaries of the Ladli Behna scheme, about 1.31 crore women, if the party is voted to power in the state again..

In June this year, the ruling government had rolled out the Mukhyamantri Ladli Behna scheme that provided 1,000 to women between the ages of 23 and 60 years who meet certain financial criteria. Recently, the Shivraj Singh Chouhan government announced it would gradually scale up the amount, ensuring women get 3,000 a month in their bank accounts.n...

But the people of Madhya Pradesh will give a befitting answer," the Congress leader said, further alleging that the BJP copied several of the Congress announcements including that of 4,000 per bag to tendu leaf pluckers, 1.01 lakh for the marriage of women, gas cylinders at 500 and free education for girls and the poor..

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