Bengaluru: "Nafrat ko mitaya, Mohabbat jeeti," says Congress leader Rahul Gandhi after the swearing-in ceremony of the newly-elected Karnataka Government. Rahul Gandhi also thanked the voters for choosing Congress party after five year regime of hatred and corruption run by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
"After Congress won, many things were written as to how Congress won this election. Different analyses were done by the media. But I want to say that Congress won because we stood with the poor, Dalits, Adivasis, and backwards," Rahul Gandhi said while explaining how Congress came to power.
"We had truth, and poor people (on our side). BJP had money, police and everything but the people of Karnataka defeated all their powers (by electing the Congress). The people defeated the BJP, their corruption and hatred in the election. As we had said in our Padayatra, love won and the hatred lost," Rahul reiterated.
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"We made 5 promises to you. I had said we don't make false promises. We do what we say. In 1-2 hours, the first cabinet meeting of the Karnataka govt will happen and in that meeting these 5 promises will become law," Rahul said.
The five promises that the Congress guaranteed it would be implement in the first cabinet meeting of the newly elected Karnataka government are: 'Gruha Lakshmi' in which Rs 2,000 will be doled out to every woman head of a family. Secondly, 'Gruha Jyothi' which will provide 200 units electricity free to every household. 'Anna Bhagya' will distribute 10 kg rice to every member of BPL families every month.
Fourth is 'Yuva Nidhi'. Under this scheme, Rs 3,000 will be granted to unemployed graduates as a monthly incentive and Rs 1,500 to unemployed diploma holders for two years (in the 18-25 age-group). Finally, 'Shakti' which will enable free travel for women across Karnataka in state buses.
In the just concluded Assembly elections, the Congress unseated the BJP from power, bagging 135 seats in the 224-member House. The saffron party managed to mop up 66 seats and the Janata Dal (Secular) settled with 19 seats.
