Congress manifesto – uttamhindu.com

Congress released its manifesto for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections with the slogan ‘Hath Badlega Halat’ and said that this is a letter of justice which gives 25 guarantees along with five justice to the people of the country and promises prosperity of the poor. Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, parliamentary party leader Sonia Gandhi, former party president Rahul Gandhi, manifesto committee chairman P Chidambaram and party general secretary organization KC Venugopal said while jointly releasing the Congress manifesto at the party headquarters here. The manifesto guarantees justice, hence it has been called ‘Nyay Patra’. In this, justice is promised to all the countrymen and people have been assured that by voting for Congress, the situation of the entire country will change.

Kharge said that the manifesto is dedicated to the poor and promises to give respect to the poor of the country. In this, a new startup fund of Rs 5,000 crore has also been promised to improve the economic condition of the common people. He said that we will take the social and economic progress of the country forward. Will open the closed doors of development of farmers, poor, laborers, women and deprived classes. This is our pledge. Party leader Rahul Gandhi said that during the Bharat Jodo Yatra and Bharat Jodo Nyaya Yatra, he has seen the situation of the country closely and he knows that justice is not being done to the people of the country, hence Congress is giving 25 guarantees to the countrymen under the Five Nyaya Yatra. Promises to give. Kharge said the party has promised to provide justice to all sections of the society. This manifesto is a letter of justice because 25 guarantees have been given in it for every section of the society and the guarantee cards will reach 8 crore families of the country. He said that Congress has guaranteed women’s justice to provide security to women.

Under this, Mahalakshmi Guarantee has been mentioned under which a woman from a poor family will be given one lakh rupees every year. Under Half Aadi, Pura Haq, there is a provision of 50 percent women’s reservation in new jobs of the Central Government, while under Shakti Ka Samman, Asha, Mid Day Meal and Anganwadi workers will be given higher salary, double government contribution and under Adhikar Maitri, women will be given legal rights. There will be an Adhikar-Saheli in every Panchayat, giving information about rights and government schemes, and the facilities of Savitri Bai Phule Hostel for working women will be doubled.

He said that under Kisan Nyay, five guarantees have been given to the farmers. These guarantees include the legal guarantee of MSP under the Right Price System, along with the Swaminathan formula, formation of a permanent commission to effectively implement the loan waiver scheme for debt relief, and crop insurance payment for crop losses. In such a situation, the insurance will be paid directly to the farmer’s account within 30 days.

To improve the economic condition of farmers, he said that the party has given importance to proper import-export policy, under which a new import-export policy will be made with the advice of farmers. Apart from this, arrangements have been made to keep the farmer’s farming free from GST, under which the system of GST will be removed from everything necessary for the farmer.

Kharge said that arrangements for labor justice have been made for the workers. Labor will be respected in labor justice and the daily wage for workers will be Rs 400, which will also be applicable to MNREGA workers. In this, Congress also guarantees the right to health for all, under which a health cover of Rs 25 lakh will be provided and free treatment, hospital, doctor, medicine, test and surgery facilities will be available. Urban employment guarantee will also be implemented and schemes like MNREGA will be started in cities. Describing social security as an important part of Congress’s policy, he said that justice will be done to the workers and they will be given social security. In this, there will be facility of life insurance and accident insurance for the workers in the unorganized sector and arrangements for secure employment will also be made under which the system of contract system wages will be abolished in main government works. Under participatory justice, every person, every class will be counted for socio-economic equality and will be given the right to reservation, under which 50 percent reservation will be given to Scheduled Castes, Tribes and Other Backward Classes.

After the release of the Congress manifesto, the election manifestos of other political parties at the national and state level will become public at any time. The aim of all political parties is to attract voters and come to power, but the question is whether it is possible to fulfill the announcements made by political parties, where will the money come from to fulfill the promises made. Not just one but many such questions are demanding answers today. Every political party should make announcements keeping the national interest at the forefront. National interest should not be put at stake just to get votes. It is also the duty of the voter to cast his vote while giving priority to the national interest.