MP municipal polls: BJP promises helicopter services to pilgrimage sites

Chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan released a document listing the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party’s promises on Friday

Published on: Jul 1, 2022, 16:26:35 IST

By Shruti Tomar

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The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has promised helicopter services to pilgrimage, tourist sites, mobile kitchens for the poor, and publication of monthly expenditure of local bodies ahead of municipal elections in Madhya Pradesh this month.

Chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan released a document listing the promises on Friday. The promises also include the naming of city squares after tribal freedom fighters and special tax waivers to the families of freedom fighters. The posts of regional municipal commissioners will also be introduced on the lines of Gujarat.

The BJP has promised transparency in the works of municipal bodies through the publication of monthly income-expenditure sheets. It said councillors will be mandated to hear the grievances of the people. The BJP has promised a 20-year plan for water supply and mobile kitchens to provide affordable and nutritious food to the daily wagers and labourers.

Care centres will be set up for stray dogs. To save the environment, one person, and one tree scheme will be introduced to encourage plantation.

State BJP chief VD Sharma said the promises will change the face of the state as they have decided to resolve basic issues. “It will bring changes in the lives of people.”

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Shruti Tomar
I have spent over a decade chronicling Madhya Pradesh’s political and social landscape, covering politics, investigative journalism, crime, human interest, and government policy, blending sharp insight with ground‑level depth. I have closely tracked three assembly elections, three Lok Sabha elections, leadership transitions in MP while exposing governance lapses, tender irregularities, and flawed policy rollouts. My reports have revealed gaps in the Cheetah project, irregularities in medical education, rigging in recruitment exams, and loopholes in policy implementation. In crime reporting, I have moved beyond FIRs to map systemic patterns — from organised crime networks and gender‑based violence to custodial accountability — balancing urgency with sensitivity. My journalism is defined by a commitment to human interest. I have profiled the marginalised Bancchda community, documented atrocities against tribal groups, and highlighted efforts to preserve their culture through heritage liquor and revival of spiritual practices. I have reported on farmers struggling with failed MSP promises, giving voice to those often reduced to statistics in policy files. Passionate about field reporting, I have reported on rampant sand mining in Chambal and Narmada, pharmaceutical companies supplying medicines under altered names, the dire condition of schools and colleges, the plight of commercial sex workers, and skewed sex ratios in specific districts. Beyond deadlines, and as HT’s state correspondent and assistant editor in Madhya Pradesh, I engage with ministers, farmers, students, and activists, believing the best policy stories begin with a single human voice. A postgraduate in Journalism and Mass Communication, I also hold a diploma in sports journalism.Read More

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