Congress manifesto promises comprehensive agenda for youth, gender, farmer, labour and equal justice

NEW DELHI: Congress's manifesto promises to ensure youth justice, gender justice, farmer justice, labour justice and equal justice if it comes to power. The "Nyay Patra" was released by Party President Mallikarjun Kharge, alongside leaders Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi, AICC General Secretary K.C. Venugopal, and Manifesto Committee Chairman P. Chidambaram. Rahul Gandhi stated that leading the 'India' front is a battle of ideas, and the prime ministerial candidate will be decided after the elections. P. Chidambaram emphasized that the manifesto was crafted around three agendas: job creation, wealth generation and welfare. These promises will be highlighted at public meetings in Hyderabad and Jaipur today.

The manifesto pledges to dissolve the BJP government in Manipur and solve the conflict between the two tribes. It also commits to restoring the statehood of Jammu and Kashmir and amending the powers of the Lieutenant Governor of Delhi. The document vows to conduct a thorough investigation against leaders who defected after joining the BJP. However, it remains silent on the Citizenship Amendment Act.

Key points in manifesto

- Increasing reservations: Reservation for Scheduled Castes and Other Backward Classes will be expanded, with the 50 percent limit waived.

- Implementing 10 percent financial reservation without discrimination.

- Providing reservation for backward classes in private educational institutions.

- Implementing reservation for women in Lok Sabha and Assembly seats immediately, along with 50 percent reservation for women in central government jobs.

- Introducing the Mahalakshmi scheme, offering Rs 1 lakh per year to women from poor families.

- Conducting a caste census.

- Ensuring minimum wages and minimum support price for agricultural crops.

- Scrapping the Agnipath project.