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By India Today News Desk: The Congress released its manifesto for the May 10 Karnataka Assembly election in Bengaluru on Tuesday morning, a day after the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) unveiled its poll promises. Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge, Karnataka Congress chief DK Shivakumar, former Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramiah, and Chairman of the Manifesto Committee Dr Parameshwaraji were among the leaders present during the unveiling.
The Congress, in its manifesto, promised to ‘repeal all unjust laws and anti-people laws passed by the BJP government within one year of coming to power’ and take firm action against individuals and organisations for spreading hate, including Bajrang Dal and PFI.
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The party reiterated its five guarantees — Gruha Jyothi, Gruha Lakshmi, Anna Bhagya, Yuva Nidhi and Shakti — in its manifesto.
The manifesto called ‘Sarva Janangada Shanthiya Thota’ (peaceful garden of all communities) includes the Shakti scheme which will provide free travel to all women throughout the state on regular KSRTC/ BMTC buses and the Gruha Lakshmi scheme under which each woman head of the family will receive Rs 2,000.
Mallikarjun Kharge said, “I am giving the sixth guarantee that these schemes will surely be implemented in the first cabinet meeting on the first day of the government formation.”
Speaking about the poll manifesto, state Congress chief DK Shivakumar said, “It will help us gain majority as it is people-centric. It will brand Karnataka as global Karnataka. We will try to ease the traffic in Bengaluru and ensure employment opportunities in 2 and 3-tier cities.”
The national party’s poll promises mainly focused on unemployed youth, women, farmers, and minority communities.
Here’s a list of the top promises made by Congress:
- Constitute Bharat Jodo social harmony committee in every gram panchayat
- Consider extension of the Old Pension Scheme for pensionable government employees who joined service since 2006
- Abolish corruption in the public works department, the irrigation department and the power sector by bringing in special laws to punish perpetrators
- Introduce a special allowance of Rs 5,000 a month for police officers on night duty
- To repeal all ‘unjust laws’, ‘anti –people’ laws passed by the BJP within one year of coming to power
- To take firm action against individuals and organisations for spreading hate, including Bajrang Dal and PFI
- To implement Milk Kranti, under which 1.5 crore litres of milk will be produced per day
- Increase the subsidy of milk to farmers from Rs 5 to 7
- To introduce free travel for all women in Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC)
- To reject NEP and bring in state education policy
- Develop the Kannada language and culture in 63 border taluks
- To increase the ceiling and reservation from 50% to 75% to accommodate the hopes and aspirations of all communities
- To provide 200 units free electricity and 10 kg of free rice monthly for the underprivileged
- To provide scholarships of Rs 3,000 per month to unemployed young people as part of the Indian National Congress (INC)’s Yuva Nidhi Scheme
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