Congress guarantees will change lives of women, says Sonia
The “guarantees” promised in the Congress manifesto for the Lok Sabha election will change the circumstances of the people in a “dicult” time, Congress Parliamentary Party Chairperson Sonia Gandhi said on Monday.
In a video message shared by the Congress, Ms. Gandhi said that women were facing a “severe crisis” in the wake of ination. She said the party’s ‘Mahalakshmi scheme’ would help change their lives.
“My dear sisters, women have made a huge contribution, from the Freedom Struggle to the creation of modern India. However, today our women are facing a crisis amid severe ination. To do justice to their hard work and penance, the Congress has come up with a revolutionary guarantee. The Congress’s ‘Mahalakshmi’ scheme guarantees that we will give ₹1 lakh every year to a woman from a poor family,” Ms. Gandhi said in her message.
Her “appeal” to support the Congress in this election came just ahead of the fourth round of voting in 96 constituencies across 10
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States on Monday.
Ms. Gandhi said the Congress’s “guarantees” had already changed the lives of crores of families in Congress-ruled Karnataka and Telangana, where it has also implemented the scheme.
“Be it MGNREGA, Right to Information, Right to Education or through schemes like food security, the Congress party has empowered millions of Indians. The ‘Mahalakshmi’ is the latest guarantee to take our work forward,” she said. “In this dicult time, I want to assure you that the hand of the Congress is with you and this hand will change your circumstances.”
Her appeal was shared by Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge, former party president Rahul Gandhi, and party general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on their ◣ handles.