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The Congress will also promise the youths the ‘right to employment’ as part of its poll manifesto. (Getty)
Party chief Mallikarjun Kharge and former party presidents Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi would release the Congress manifesto
Congress National President Mallikarjun Kharge will release the party’s manifesto for the upcoming Lok Sabha Elections 2024 on Friday. The top brass of the Congress party, including Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi will be present at the ceremony.
“The Congress party shall be unveiling its Manifesto today. Our 5 NYAY — 25 GUARANTEE agenda represents our non-negotiable commitment to the welfare of the Nation. Since 1926 till date, the Congress Manifesto is a solemn document of the inseparable trust between us and the People of India,” Mallikarjun Kharge wrote on X (formally Twitter).
Reportedly, the Congress manifesto was drawn along the lines of its focus on ‘Panch Nyay, the five ‘pillars of justice’. It will also emphasise ‘Yuva Nyay’, ‘Naari Nyay’, ‘Kisaan Nyay’, ‘Shramik Nyay’ and ‘Hissedari Nyay’ as well as the guarantees made by it to the people as part of its poll promises for the general elections.
Given the several recruitment scams, the congress in its manifesto is also expected to propose a stringent law and punishment against those responsible for paper leaks in the country and will suggest measures to bring transparency in government recruitment, sources said.
Congress Manifesto Release: Here Are Top Updates
- Party chief Mallikarjun Kharge and former party presidents Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi would release the Congress manifesto.
- Congress will emphasize ‘Paanch Nyay’ or five pillars of justice, including ‘Yuva Nyay’, ‘Naari Nyay’, ‘Kisaan Nyay’, ‘Shramik Nyay’ and ‘Hissedari Nyay.’
- For the first time, the Congress will also promise the youths the ‘right to employment’ as part of its poll manifesto for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
- The manifesto will also propose stringent punishment for those responsible for paper leaks in examinations.
- The party manifesto would also focus on a legal guarantee of a minimum support price and caste-based census in the country.
- The Congress may also junk the promise of an Old Pension Scheme for government employees in its manifesto, The Indian Express reported.
- The Congress manifesto will also likely promise to scrap the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, of 2002, the publication reported.
- A day after the launch of the manifesto, Kharge and the Gandhis will address public rallies in Jaipur and Hyderabad where they will also highlight the key elements of the manifesto.
