New Delhi: The Congress on Friday came out with a detailed roadmap to recast governance in the country if the opposition bloc INDIA is voted to power at the Centre in the current Lok Sabha election.
The Congress party's leaders, who picked holes in the past 10 years of the Modi government, say that their party's 2024 Lok Sabha poll manifesto released today articulates the grand old party’s plans to deliver social justice, creating wealth through new economic policies and removing the existing anomalies in policies.
“The 25 guarantees reflect our commitment for the welfare of the youth, women, unorganized workers and farmers. These promises cover a large section of the population and include filling up of nearly 30 lakh existing government vacancies in a phased manner. These promises will be further aided by a detailed socio-economic and caste census which will be used to recast the entire set of social welfare schemes and will be proportionate to the share of various social groups in the overall population segment,” Manifesto Committee member TS Singh Deo told this channel.
“In terms of specific law creation, the party has given the guarantee for a new law for MSP to benefit the farmers and will scrap the controversial defense jobs scheme Agniveer under which the youth are recruited only for four years,” he said.
Singh Deo noted that the “past 10 years of the Modi government’s policies created distress both in society and the governance system” and said that the Congress manifesto “will not only address the existing problems but also pave the way for a prosperous future for all.”
AICC functionary Deepika Pandey Singh said “the promise of Rs 1 lakh annual money transfer into the accounts of poor women will provide the much- needed relief to the rural segment.” Also “reserving half of all central government jobs for women starting 2025 will give confidence to half the population,” she said.