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NEW DELHI: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday unveiled its manifesto for the Lok Sabha elections promising to retrieve Indian money
stashed abroad and raise the income tax limit.

Among the highlights of the manifesto were the party’s promises to provide wheat at Rs 2 per kg for Below Poverty Line families and income tax exemption up to Rs 3 lakh for the salaried class. There is also a promise to provide bicycle to schoolgoing girls in Below Poverty Line families:

The BJP has also promised to waive off all exiting farm loan and lend out money subsequently at a rate of four per cent. BJP manifesto promises promotion of alternative sources of energy and interlinking of rivers.

The saffron party vowed to bring tougher laws in view of the recent terror attacks and unveiled ‘a structured plan’ to tackle global meltdown.

The party also promised to build one million houses for the poor every year.

The BJP said it would bring down interest rates on housing loans to make urban housing affordable and give complete tax exemption to citizens above the age of 60.