The Janata Dal (United) on Saturday promised job reservation in private sector and a special law for protection of migrant labourers.
Releasing its manifesto for the Lok Sabha elections, the party also promised 50 per cent reservation for women in elections to the panchayati raj organisations along with special status for "states like Bihar".
The party manifesto said if it came to power at the Centre, it would introduce reservation for scheduled castes, scheduled tribes and other backward classes in the private sector. It has also pledged "zero tolerance" against corruption and communal violence.
He said, "Good governance, inclusive growth, communal harmony, revamped state-centre relations and rule of law are our five basic pillars of this alternative vision for the future of the country. We want bring development to every section of the society. Therefore, we have promised a commission to study the socio-economic condition of the economically weak section of upper castes at the national level."
"Given the rising attacks on migrant labourers, we want a special law against that. These attacks endanger the very notion of our right to freedom. Therefore, we will seek a new and tough law, making it mandatory for the state governments to guarantee security of life and property of all migrants."
The chief minister said central schemes should be abolished. "It is a complete wastage of our scarce resources. They formulate schemes without even consulting us and then want us to finance those schemes. Shoes of particular kind cannot fit every person," said Kumar. He also harped on redefining Centre-State ties.
Meanwhile, party leaders also launched a scathing attack on both the Congress and the BJP on this occasion. Party President Sharad Yadav said his party had fulfilled Dr Ram Manohar Lohia's dreams and attacked the saffron party, saying the tie-up between corporate and communal forces is complete.
"The BJP has purchased all the choppers. It is shamelessly flaunting its money power."
Meanwhile, Kumar also took on the corporate sector and said, "Earlier capitalists used to help in the election, now they are investing. Corporate houses are pumping in money in elections."
Kumar also slammed the Congress. He said, "Nowadays the Congress is busy distributing certificates of secularism. It must look its own track record. Who was responsible for the 1984 riots, who opened the locks in Ayodhya Ram Janmabhoomi temple and who was responsible for the 1989 Bhagalpur riots? It becomes secular only during the elections."
Releasing its manifesto for the Lok Sabha elections, the party also promised 50 per cent reservation for women in elections to the panchayati raj organisations along with special status for "states like Bihar".
The party manifesto said if it came to power at the Centre, it would introduce reservation for scheduled castes, scheduled tribes and other backward classes in the private sector. It has also pledged "zero tolerance" against corruption and communal violence.
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Attacking his bête noire Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said if Modi comes to power at the Centre, Bihar's development would take a beating. "Anything can happen," said Kumar. Kumar said his party's manifesto offered an "alternative vision" for development and pledged to replicate Bihar's model of "inclusive growth" on a pan-India basis.
He said, "Good governance, inclusive growth, communal harmony, revamped state-centre relations and rule of law are our five basic pillars of this alternative vision for the future of the country. We want bring development to every section of the society. Therefore, we have promised a commission to study the socio-economic condition of the economically weak section of upper castes at the national level."
"Given the rising attacks on migrant labourers, we want a special law against that. These attacks endanger the very notion of our right to freedom. Therefore, we will seek a new and tough law, making it mandatory for the state governments to guarantee security of life and property of all migrants."
The chief minister said central schemes should be abolished. "It is a complete wastage of our scarce resources. They formulate schemes without even consulting us and then want us to finance those schemes. Shoes of particular kind cannot fit every person," said Kumar. He also harped on redefining Centre-State ties.
Meanwhile, party leaders also launched a scathing attack on both the Congress and the BJP on this occasion. Party President Sharad Yadav said his party had fulfilled Dr Ram Manohar Lohia's dreams and attacked the saffron party, saying the tie-up between corporate and communal forces is complete.
"The BJP has purchased all the choppers. It is shamelessly flaunting its money power."
Meanwhile, Kumar also took on the corporate sector and said, "Earlier capitalists used to help in the election, now they are investing. Corporate houses are pumping in money in elections."
Kumar also slammed the Congress. He said, "Nowadays the Congress is busy distributing certificates of secularism. It must look its own track record. Who was responsible for the 1984 riots, who opened the locks in Ayodhya Ram Janmabhoomi temple and who was responsible for the 1989 Bhagalpur riots? It becomes secular only during the elections."