New Delhi: The Congress Working Committee (CWC) will discuss the party's manifesto for the Lok Sabha elections at its meeting on Tuesday and give the final shape to it with strong focus on 'social justice' emphasised by party leader Rahul Gandhi during his Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra besides some other crucial planks.
One of the highlight of the Congress manifesto for the coming Lok Sabha polls will be the imprint of former party chief Rahul Gandhi’s social justice narrative which he has been building through his just-concluded Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra.
According to party insiders, the manifesto is likely to promise a law to ensure transparency in government recruitment to end the problem of exam paper leaks and an assurance to fill up all the pending government vacancies in a phased manner if the INDIA alliance is voted to power.
The manifesto is likely to promise a legal MSP to address the concerns of the farmers and provide them justice. Further GSP on some important farm equipment and inputs could also be reduced to provide relief to the food growers.
As part of the focus on rural jobs, the party is likely to promise more funds for the MGNREGS. The party has been charging the central government of neglecting the rural jobs scheme started by the previous UPA regime. Further, as Rahul has been saying that small and medium businesses help create bulk jobs but have been ignored by the Centre, a provision for cheap loans might be made for the segment.