After failing to fulfill promises on a tax waiver for properties up to 500 sq ft, Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray, has come up with new sops ahead of the assembly election. Thackeray aims to woo voters by offering discounts on electricity bills for residential premises, a Re 1 health check up and a full meal for the poor at Rs 10. He announced the freebies at the party's Dussehra rally in Shivaji Park on Tuesday.

An important promise he made was about giving 80 per cent employment to sons of the soil, even those on contractual jobs. He further said that school students from rural areas will get free bus service to ensure a safe journey. Thackeray spoke about various issues and urged sainiks to work not just for Sena candidates but for those of the alliance. But he chose to stay mum on the issue of trees that were hacked in Aarey Milk Colony.