NEW DELHI: The Congress on Saturday released its manifesto for the Gujarat Assembly elections, in which it promised to provide 10 lakh jobs, Rs 500 per LPG cylinder, 300 units of free electricity per month and Rs 3,000 allowance to unemployed people.
आज गुजरात प्रदेश कांग्रेस कमेटी में राजस्थान के मुख्यमंत्री श्री अशोक गहलोत जी व गुजरात कांग्रेस के सभी वरिष्ठ नेतागणों के साथ #कांग्रेस_का_जन_घोषणा_पत्र जारी किया। हम हमारे घोषणा पत्र में किए गए सभी वादों को गुजरात में कांग्रेस की सरकार बनते ही पूरा करने के लिए प्रतिबद्ध हैं। pic.twitter.com/GABUdR5f58
— Dr. Raghu Sharma (@RaghusharmaINC) November 12, 2022
The grand old party, which has remained out of power in the state for more than two decades, also promised waiver of farm loans of up to Rs 3 lakh, free education from KG to PG (kindergarten to post-graduation) and constitution of a committee to determine MSP (minimum support price) for each and every crop.
આજ રોજ રાજીવ ગાંધી ભવન ખાતે કોંગ્રેસે જનતાના અભિપ્રાય અને તેમની માંગણીઓ આધારે તૈયાર કરેલું જન ઘોષણા પત્ર જનતા સમક્ષ જાહેર કર્યું. કોંગ્રેસની સરકાર બનતા જ પહેલી કેબિનેટની બેઠકથી જ આ તમામ મુદ્દે કાર્ય શરૂ કરીશું, ગુજરાતમાં ખુશહાલી લાવીશું.#कांग्रेस_का_जन_घोषणा_पत्र pic.twitter.com/4M9TKCyuNz
— Gujarat Congress (@INCGujarat) November 12, 2022
The manifesto was released by Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, who is party’s senior observer for Gujarat polls.
“The Congress had sought opinion of hundreds of people in the state to prepare the manifesto,” Gehlot said.
LIVE: Congress manifesto launch for Gujarat assembly elections by Shri @ashokgehlot51, Shri @RaghusharmaINC, Shri @jagdishthakormp and Shri @Pawankhera in Ahmedabad.#कांग्रेस_का_जन_घोषणा_पत्रhttps://t.co/7JwOBDYRTM
— Gujarat Pradesh Congress Sevadal (@SevadalGJ) November 12, 2022
In the manifesto, the Congress also promised implementation of the Old Pension Scheme (OPS) for government service holders and removal of contract and outsourcing systems for government employees.
Elections for the 182-member Gujarat Legislative Assembly will be held in two phases – on December 1 and 5, and the counting of votes will be taken up on December 8.
Source: Press Trust of India
