Congress manifesto 2024: Nyay Patra focuses on Caste census, jobs, restoring Jammu and Kashmir’s statehood, legal guarantee to MSP
The Congress’s Nyay Patra focused on caste census, employment for youths, restoration of Jammu and Kashmir’s statehood and a legal guarantee to MSP among others.
On Friday, the Congress released its manifesto barely weeks before the 2024 Lok Sabha elections kick off. The Congress’s Nyay Patra focused on caste census, employment for youths, restoration of Jammu and Kashmir’s statehood and a legal guarantee to MSP among others.
The Congress’s Nyay Patra was released today at the AICC headquarters in the presence of Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, former party chiefs Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, former Finance Minister P Chidambaram and Rajya Sabha MP K C Venugopal.
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, after the release of the party manifesto, said that the party manifesto will be remembered as ‘Nyay ka dastavez’ in the political history of the country. The Bharat Jodo Nyaya Yatra, which was run under the leadership of Congress MP Rahul Gandhi, focused on five pillars of the Yatra namely Yuva Nyay, Kisan Nyay, Naari Nyay, Shramik Nyay and Hissedari Nyay, he emphasised.
He added out of these five pillars, twenty-five guarantees emerged, and in every twenty-five guarantees, someone or the other gets benefited, under this, we have our manifesto here. The grand old party’s Paanch Nyay, five pillars of justice, included Yuva Nyay (Youth Justice), Naari Nyay (Women’s Justice), Kisan Nyay (Farmer’s Justice), Shramik Nyay (Workers Justice), Hissedari Nyay (Equity Justice). Kharge elaborated on all five pillars.
Speaking on the manifesto, Rahul Gandhi said that this election is about those who are trying to destroy the Constitution and destroy democracy in this country vs those who are trying to protect the Constitution and protect democracy in this country.
The Wayanad MP said that once this fight is won, Congress look after the interests of the vast majority of our people, ensuring that India is not run by 2 or 3 large conglomerates, that it is run by the vast majority of the people, that India is not a nation of monopolies, and that India is a nation where there is fair competition among businesses, he asserted. This election is a fundamentally different one. Gandhi said that he doesn’t think democracy has been as much at risk as it is today.
The party has said in its manifesto that it will abolish application fees for government examinations and government posts. Due to widespread unemployment, as a one-time measure of relief, the amount due including unpaid interest as of 15 March 2024 in respect of all student educational loans will be written off and the banks will be compensated by the government, Congress asserted.
The Congress party has promised to launch a Mahalakshmi scheme to provide Rs 1 lakh per year to every poor Indian family as an unconditional cash transfer. The poor will be identified among the families at the bottom of the income pyramid.
In its Manifesto, Congress has said that it will enact a separate legislation for the registration of sports federations/bodies/associations which will ensure full compliance with the Olympic Charter, allow for autonomy and full accountability, and provide recourse for members and sportspersons against discrimination, bias, sexual harassment, abuse, wrongful termination, etc. The party will provide sports scholarships of Rs 10,000 per month to talented and budding sportspersons below the age of 21.
The grand old party will reserve one-half (50 per cent) of central government jobs for women starting in 2025.
The central government’s contribution to pensions for senior citizens, widows and persons with disabilities under the National Social Assistance Programme remains a pitiful Rs 200 to Rs 500 per month. Congress will raise this amount to Rs 1,000 per month, Congress promised.
The party will give a legal guarantee to the Minimum Support Prices (MSP) announced by the government every year, as recommended by the Swaminathan Commission.
Notably, Congress said it will amend the Press Council of India Act, 1978 to empower the Council to deal with the menace of fake news and paid news.
Congress will amend the election laws to combine the efficiency of the electronic voting machine (EVM) and the transparency of the ballot paper.
Amit Shah accuses Congress of preserving Article 370 for 70 years
Shah was addressing a Lok Sabha election rally in Jaunpur district of Uttar Pradesh where he said the Congress and the Samajwadi Party preserved Article 370 for 70 years, due to which terrorism in the country increased.
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Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday attacked Congress on Sunday for preserving Article 370 of the Constitution, due to which terrorism increased in the country. He further added that BJP will never let another division of the country happen. Shah was addressing a Lok Sabha election rally in Jaunpur district of Uttar Pradesh where he said the Congress and the Samajwadi Party preserved Article 370 for 70 years, due to which terrorism in the country increased.
Addressing the people Shah said they had made Modiji the prime minister for the 2nd time and he abrogated Article 370 from Jammu and Kashmir on August 5, 2019. He compared the situation to earlier times in the valley, when the Army had to be taken along for hoisting the tricolour, at that same Lal Chowk (Jammu and Kashmir) to the situation now when the shobhayatra of Lord Krishna is being taken out. The rally was organised to garner support for B P Saroj, the BJP candidate from the Machhlishahr Lok Sabha constituency in Jaunpur.
Shah further added that the divisive policies of the Congress want to divide the country again but BJP will never let that happen again. The Union Home Minister accused the grand old party of spreading lies that if PM Modi comes to power for a 3rd time at the centre then he will abolish reservation.
Shah Pointed out that the prime minister has been in majority for the last 10 years and he did not use it to abolish reservation. Shah said, he wanted to ask (SP chief) Akhilesh Yadav and (Congress leader) Rahul Gandhi that when their government was in power for 10 years, what did Uttar Pradesh get in that period? The UPA government gave Rs 4.9 lakh crore to Uttar Pradesh in 10 years as compared to the NDA government which gave Rs 19.11 lakh crore.
Bollywood stars Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan and Neil Nitin Mukesh urge people to vote in Lok Sabha elections Phase 5 in Mumbai
The Bollywood superstar took to X and posted that as responsible Indian citizens they must exercise their right to vote this Monday in Maharashtra. He urged his fans to carry out their duty as Indians and vote keeping India’s best interests in mind.
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As Maharashtra prepares for the 5th phase of the Lok Sabha elections on May 20, Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan urged his fans to vote and to carry out their duty as Indians. The actor further highlighted the significance of each vote and encouraged people to seize this chance to make their voices heard. The Bollywood superstar took to X and posted that as responsible Indian citizens they must exercise their right to vote this Monday in Maharashtra. He urged his fans to carry out their duty as Indians and vote keeping India’s best interests in mind.
Superstar Salman Khan also urged people to vote in his post on X and wrote that he exercises 365 days a year no matter what and now he is going to exercise his right to vote on the 20th of May no matter what. He asked his fans to take out time from their daily routines and go and cast their vote. He said they should not trouble our Bharat Mata and wrote Bharat Mata ki Jai.
Bollywood star Neil Nitin Mukesh also urged people to come out in large numbers and exercise their right to vote in the ongoing Lok Sabha elections. Urging his fans to vote, he shared a video in which he said that his daughter told him about a holiday on Monday. However, he asserted that it was his duty to make her and others understand that it is a voting day. He wrote in the caption, Yaad rakhiye MONDAY chutthi nahi hai VOTING Day hai. Please cast your votes for the Lok Sabha Election 2024 Election Date: 20th May 2024Voting Time: 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
In Maharashtra, 13 constituencies— Dindori, Dhule, Palghar, Nashik, Kalyan, Bhiwandi, Mumbai North, Thane, Mumbai North-East, Mumbai North-West, Mumbai South-Central, Mumbai North-Central, and Mumbai South—will go to the elections tomorrow.
Arvind Kejriwal says BJP started Operation Jhaadu to crush AAP
The Delhi chief minister alleged BJP has started Operation Jhaadu so that they do not grow big and become a challenge to them
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Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday alleged BJP has started Operation Jhaadu to crush the Aam Aadmi Party since its popularity among the people is rising too fast. Kejriwal was addressing Aam Aadmi Party workers at the party office in New Delhi where he claimed the AAP’s bank accounts would be frozen after elections and they will be brought on the roads and left without an office.
The Delhi chief minister alleged BJP has started Operation Jhaadu so that they do not grow big and become a challenge to them. He further added that through Operation Jhaadu, AAP’s big leaders will be arrested; they are being arrested, and in the coming days, Aam Aadmi Party’s bank accounts will be frozen.
Kejriwal pointed out that ED’s lawyer has already given this statement in court that soon after the election, AAP’s bank accounts will be frozen. He said that if they freeze their accounts now, then AAP will get sympathy. As a result after the election, ED will freeze AAP’s bank accounts. He said AAP’s party office will be cleared out, and the party will be brought to the streets. Kejriwal said these are the 3 plans made by the BJP.
The Delhi chief minister claimed that no gold or money has been recovered from him, and the BJP, by creating false cases has got AAP leaders arrested. Kejriwal recalled that since the time he came to power in 2015, many allegations had been against him by the BJP. He said after the liquor policy scam has happened people are asking them if the scam happened then where is the money. He pointed out that in other places, when raids happen, notes and gold are recovered, but here nothing was found. Kejriwal asked the people that where is all the money? He said BJP had made fake cases and arrested AAP leaders.
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