Tejashwi promises disability ministry, quota to disabled
Addressing a conference on disability, Tejashwi also promised 5% reservation for the disabled people in govt jobs and a separate quota for them in panchayati raj and local bodies' elections among a total of 15 promises he made to them. He also asked them to vote for the INDIA bloc.
He also assured reservation of beds for them in govt hospitals, as well as separate stadiums and coaches for those interested in sports and games.
Stating that disabled people would start getting all these facilities once his govt comes to power, Tejashwi appealed to them to take a pledge to remove the current govt from power. "There is a govt in Bihar that drives away the poor and deprives them of their rights. We all need to come together to remove such a govt that does not work for you," Tejashwi said, asserting he might be young but is firm in his words.
He claimed he delivered what he promised, citing that he provided govt jobs to over five lakh people during a tenure of 17-month Grand Alliance govt.
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"Give me a chance, and I will work for your rights and entitlements," he said.
He also reminded them about how the RJD president, Lalu Prasad, while he was the CM of Bihar, would visit the villages dominated by the poor and Dalits with fire tenders and get their hair cut and bathe them to teach the importance of cleanliness in life.
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