LUCKNOW: With a common SP-BSP-RLD alliance manifesto elusive, the Samajwadi Party on Friday went ahead and released its 16-page ‘vision document’ — ‘Samajik nyay se mahaparivartan: Ek nayi disha, ek nayi ummeed’ — with a promise of raising an Ahir (Yadav) Army. The vision document gives a call for mahaparivartan (grand transformation).
“Ahir (Yadav) Armoured and Gujarat Infantry regiments will be formed and equal status and honour will be given to the security forces, be it the BSF or the CRPF,” the document read.
It promised to empower forces fighting Naxal terror.
Releasing the document, the SP chief invoked the socialism of Dr Ram Manohar Lohia saying he stood for parity among all sections of society.
The SP chief said he proposed to have different tax regimes for salaried class and crorepatis.
“We have made a provision for levying 2% extra tax on the 0.1% rich who have assets worth over Rs 2.5 crore. Same tax regime for rich and middle calls is unrealistic in a society,” he said, adding that the gap between the rich and poor has widened. “Half the population of India has just 8 per cent of the total national income,” he said.
The SP’s vision document also proposes Rs 3,000 per month to women in needy families. It also talks about leaving 6 per cent of the GDP for education, a provision exactly similar to what Congress has promised in its 2019 manifesto.
Claiming that the work done during his time as CM is the party’s only credibility, Akhilesh said his aim was to bring about a change through social justice.
“As a society, we can’t grow unless women are on a par with men. We’re urging people to help us build a better India. We want all of India to prosper. We have to restructure our education system. We are also in favour of waiving farm loans,” the SP chief said.