CHANDIGARH: Terming the Election Manifesto of the Indian National Congress as revolutionary, Punjab's Leader of the Opposition (LoP), Partap Singh Bajwa on Friday claimed that the party prepared the manifesto after a thorough research in all the sections of the society.
"The Prime Minister of India, Narender Modi in Churu (Rajasthan) rally said that his 10 years performance is just a trailer. Yes, the PM rightly said that his BJP's 10 years performance was a trailer of widespread unemployment, communalism and BJP's anti-farmer policies", Bajwa added.
Citing a research report of International Labour Organisation and Institute of Human Development, Bajwa said that India's youth account for almost 83% of the unemployed workforce and the share of youngsters with secondary or higher education in the total unemployed has almost doubled from 35.2 percent in 2000 to 65.7 percent in 2022.
"Keeping in mind the same, the congress party has promised to work on decreasing the growing unemployment in the country and increasing the family income of the poor families. The congress is committed to abolish the Agniveer scheme and the old army recruitment will be reintroduced. The party will launch the Mahalakshmi Scheme to provide Rs 1 lakh per year to every poor family", Bajwa added.
Senior Congress Leader, Bajwa said that the farming community in the country has already witnessed how the Modi government diminished the farmers by forming anti-farmers policies in the country. Despite promises, BJP failed to implement the Swaminathan Commissioner report to provide MSP. Meanwhile, the Congress party guaranteed to provide MSP as per the Dr MS Swaminathan recommendations. The party also guaranteed to set the national minimum wage at Rs 400 per day.
"BJP's communal agendas have been the biggest threat to the country's peaceful and tranquil fabric in the past 10 years. The congress party promises to provide a harmonious and cordial atmosphere to grow to all sections of the society", Bajwa added.
The opposition leader said that the name of Congress Manifesto is Nayay Patra and 'Paanch Nyay' and 'Pachees Guarantee' will change the lives of the people of this country.