Mumbai, Nov 10 (UNI) The Congress on Sunday launched the party manifesto for Maharashtra assembly election, promising a caste census in the state and the removal of fifty percent bar on reservations.
The manifesto was released by the party president Mallikarjun Kharge in the presence of general secretary organisation KC Venugopal and PCC president Nana Patole.
The Congress president also lashed out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Devendra Fadnavis for referring to Rahul Gandhi as an urban naxalite for showing a red copy of the constitution during his speeches.
He said it’s important for the progress and development of the state that the Maharashtra Vikas Agadi defeats Mahayuti.
Spelling out the theme of the manifesto, he said, MVA’s vision for the progress and development of Maharashtra is based on five pillars: agriculture & rural development, industry & employment, urban development, environment, and public welfare.
Kharge promised that the MVA government will reach out to every family in the state and provide relief to everyone. The five guarantees of the alliance will help in the upliftment of every family by providing assistance of around Rs 3 lakh annually.
The main features of the manifesto include the Mahalakshmi scheme, under which women will receive Rs 3,000 per month. The manifesto also promises free bus travel for the women of Maharashtra.
He said the MVA government will carry out the caste census and will also remove the 50 percent ceiling on reservations, as has been done in Tamil Nadu.
It also promises a Rs 4,000 monthly stipend for unemployed youth.
The manifesto promises to waive off farmers’ loans up to Rs 3 lakhs.
Those farmers who repay their loans on time will get an incentive of Rs 50,000 each.
The Congress will also provide health insurance cover of Rs 25 lakh for every family on the pattern of the scheme started by the Ashok Gehlot government in Rajasthan.
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