Early Times Report
Jammu, Sept 14: Although only six days left for campaigning for the first phase of assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir, the suspense continues over the election manifesto of the Congress party.
With much publicity, the Congress had announced formation of manifesto committee headed by former minister and ex-president of the Pradesh Congress Committee Prof Saif-ud-Soz but the party has failed to release the manifesto so far.
Taking lead from other political parties, Congress had constituted election manifesto committee in the month of July when there was uncertainty over Assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir.
Before the announcement of schedule for the Assembly elections in J&K, members of the Congress’s election manifesto committee had interacted with cross sections of the society to incorporate their demands.
Interestingly, Congress’s arch political rival in Jammu and Kashmir BJP has already released its election manifesto named as “Sankalp Patra”. The manifesto was released b The Congress had announced the formation of a manifesto committee headed by former minister Prof Saif-ud-Soz but the party has failed to release the manifesto so far.
Before announcement of the schedule for the Assembly elections in J&K, members of the Congress’s election manifesto committee had interacted with cross sections of the society to incorporate their demands.
Congress had promised to make job and land rights its main poll plank to take on BJP in Jammu region.
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday promised five guarantees, including Rs 5 lakh interest-free loans for women entrepreneurs and Rs 25 lakh health insurance per family.
Congress had promised to make job and land rights its main poll plank to take on BJP in Jammu region. Important to mention that Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday promised five guarantees, including Rs 5 lakh interest-free loans for women entrepreneurs and Rs 25 lakh health insurance per family, if the coalition parties form government in Jammu and Kashmir but the party has yet not released its manifesto officially.
While campaigning in South Kashmir’s Anantnag constituency, Kharge promised restoration of statehood, Rs 3000 monthly stipend to families headed by women and increase of rice grains to 11 kg per head in the UT under public distribution system (PDS).
“We will jointly get statehood of J&K restored and will fight for it. If the National Conference (NC) and Congress government comes to power in J&K. I promise, we will get both houses, assembly and legislative council restored,” the Congress president told a crowd at Anantnag. | 