HYDERABAD: Congress unveiled Friday its manifesto for the November 30 Telangana polls, beginning with Sonia Gandhi’s six ensures introduced in September and promising a day by day “Praja Darbar (public court docket)” by its chief minister.
Whereas Sonia’s ensures included monetary support for ladies, gasoline cylinders at Rs 500 and different welfare schemes, Praja Darbars had been an indicator of Congress governments in undivided Andhra Pradesh with the CM personally assembly individuals each morning for an hour or two, receiving grievances and offering options.These interactions stopped after chief minister Ok Chandrasekhar Rao fashioned the federal government within the new state in 2014.
Congress additionally vowed to carry a judicial inquiry into alleged corruption within the Kaleshwaram irrigation undertaking, introduce Bhumata – a greater land administration portal changing Dharani – waive crop loans as much as Rs 2 lakh and lengthen 24X7 free energy to agriculture.
Different key guarantees embody bringing out a “job calendar” to replenish 2 lakh vacancies within the authorities inside a yr. The present contributory pension scheme will likely be junked and the Previous Pension Scheme (OPS) will likely be introduced again, the celebration mentioned.
AICC president Mallikarjun Kharge launched the 42-page manifesto, referred to as “Abhaya Hastham (protecting hand)”, whereas pledging to deal with it because the ‘Bhagavad Gita’, ‘Bible’ and ‘Quran’. He promised to implement each assurance.
Kharge pointed to neighbouring Karnataka the place Congress was now fulfilling its 5 key guarantees made earlier than it gained the polls there this summer season.
“They’re being applied now. We promised free journey in RTC buses to girls. BJP seeks votes within the identify of god, however Congress’ free journey scheme has resulted in girls visiting each temple in Karnataka. The six ensures given to the individuals of Telangana will likely be fulfilled with the primary cupboard assembly signing on all the guarantees,” Kharge mentioned.
The AICC president mentioned each Prime Minister Narendra Modi and CM Rao can not cease Congress from forming the following authorities in Telangana as “that was the temper of the individuals”. “KCR himself has mentioned he would relaxation in his farm home if the Congress is voted to energy. On the one hand he himself is able to retire and on the opposite the persons are additionally wanting to retire him. Telangana Congress leaders ought to put together the bottom to provide him a grand send-off,” Kharge mentioned.