New Delhi, Sep 18 (PTI) Forward of the Haryana Meeting polls, the Congress on Wednesday introduced seven ensures, together with the guarantees of a authorized assure for MSP and a caste survey, if voted to energy.
The ensures had been introduced within the presence of Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, Haryana Congress chief Udai Bhan, former chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda, AICC common secretary Ok C Venugopal, and AICC senior observers for the polls Ashok Gehlot, Ajay Maken and Partap Singh Bajwa.
Addressing the press convention, Kharge additionally promised to construct an enormous memorial in Haryana for the “martyrs” of the farmers’ motion towards the three farm legal guidelines that had been withdrawn by the Modi authorities.
“All of the farmers, who gave their lives and had been martyred, we’ve got promised to offer jobs to their kids,” he mentioned.
The opposite ensures embrace girls empowerment, strengthening social safety, a safe future for the youth, welfare of households and homes for the poor.
“We are going to implement these ensures and that’s the reason we’ve got named it ‘Saat Vaade, Pakke Irade’,” Kharge mentioned.
Beneath the rubric ’empowerment of ladies’, the Congress promised fuel cylinders for Rs 500 and month-to-month Rs 2,000 to each girl between 18-60 years.
To strengthen social safety, the get together promised a Rs 6,000 month-to-month pension for the aged, disabled, and widows, and reinstating the outdated pension scheme.
Beneath the safe future for youth, the Congress promised 2 lakh everlasting authorities jobs and an addiction-free Haryana.
The get together additionally promised to offer 300 items of free electrical energy and free medical therapy of as much as Rs 25 lakh.
Beneath farmers’ welfare, the Congress promised a authorized assure for minimal help value (MSP) and rapid compensation for crop failure. It additionally assured a caste survey and increasing the restrict of creamy layer from Rs 6 lakh to Rs 10 lakh.
The Congress additionally promised 100 yards (100 gaz) plot and a two-room home of Rs 3.5 lakh.
Kharge mentioned the welfare of journalists can also be on the Congress’ agenda and it guarantees cashless therapy facility for them in Haryana and growing their pension.
“You’ll discover many issues for the welfare of all in our election manifesto. However the seven guarantees that I’ve made …might be carried out,” he mentioned.
Speaking concerning the promise of caste survey, Kharge mentioned, “We had raised the problem of rights for backward courses, caste census in Parliament and we additionally promoted it within the parliamentary elections.” “In the identical method, right here in our Haryana, they may strive their finest to conduct a caste survey as a result of if you wish to learn about folks of each neighborhood, folks of each caste, the place they stand, the place they stand in welfare schemes, what’s their place in earnings, what’s their place in training, what’s their place in jobs, then this caste survey is important,” he mentioned.
In his remarks, Bhan mentioned when the Congress was in energy and Bhupinder Hooda was the Chief Minister, Haryana was primary amongst all states in sports activities, agriculture, infrastructure, per capita earnings and per capita funding.
“The Congress get together has resolved to make Haryana primary once more in training, well being, agriculture, sports activities, trade, safety of ladies and enterprise. Within the Lok Sabha elections 2024, the folks of Haryana have proven their dedication in the direction of a public welfare get together by giving a befitting reply to the BJP,” he mentioned.
Voting for the 90-member meeting will happen on October 5 whereas the counting of votes might be executed on October 8.
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