Congress releases manifesto for Lok Sabha Elections 2024
The Indian National Congress on Friday released the party`s manifesto for Lok Sabha Elections 2024. KC Venugopal, Rahul Gandhi, Sonia Gandhi and Mallikarjun Kharge released the manifesto at the AICC headquarters in Delhi. Priyanka Gandhi Vadra was also in attendance of the event.
#WATCH | Congress Party releases its manifesto for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, at AICC headquarters in Delhi.
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The grand old party has named its manifesto `Nyay Patra`. The party, in its manifesto, stated that Lok Sabha Elections 2024 presents an opportunity to “radically change style of governance that has been in evidence over past decade”. They appealed to the people to “look beyond religion, language, caste” and urged them to “choose wisely” and elect a “democratic government”.
The party in its manifesto also stated that it will conduct a pan-India socio-economic and caste census.
Congress promises to pass a constitutional amendment to raise the 50 per cent cap on reservations for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes. It also said that they will implement a 10 per cent quota in jobs and education for the economically weaker sections irrespective of the caste or community.
The party also promised to adopt the Rajasthan model of cashless insurance of up to Rs 25 lakh for universal healthcare.