Rs 3000 monthly aid to woman head of every family
The Diplomat
ANANTNAG, TDD: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge today said that had the Indian National Developmental Alliance (INDIA) got 20 seats more, the corrupt BJP leaders would have been in jail.Addressing an impressive and well attended public rally in support of the Congress and National Conference candidates in this historic town here today, Kharge said, despite the misuse of central agencies like the ED and the CBI, the INDIA bloc voters and leaders did not get intimidated. “From Kashmir to Kanyakumari and from Manipur to Gujarat, the INDIA bloc workers stood firm and stood against the BJP with the result that it was reduced to a minority government”, he said, while adding, “Modi was heading a lame government which could stand only with the support of TDP and Nitish Kumar”.The Congress president promised restoration of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir. He said, it was for the first time in Indian history that a state had been downgraded to Union Territory. He said, the INDIA bloc will ensure to restore its statehood.He observed that not only the BJP government at the centre snatched away the statehood, it also imposed the Central rule through the office of the Lieutenant Governor (LG). He said, there was rampant corruption prevailing under the LG’s rule. He pointed out, it was revealed by none else than former Governor Satyapal Malik, who was appointed by BJP. He said it was strange that instead of probing the charges levelled by Malik, the BJP government got his home raided.He also promised the safe return of the displaced Kashmiri Pandits back to Kashmir. He said, it will be done according to the plan envisaged by the former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh for their return and rehabilitation in Kashmir.Appealing to people to ensure the victory of the Congress-National Conference alliance candidates, he said, only these parties can keep people united. He urged people to throw BJP out as it was dividing people. The Congress president also promised to restore the Upper House (Legislative Council) of the state legislature.Besides, he promised that the Congress-NC government will provide Rs 3000 every month to the woman head of every family. Women will also be entitled to Rs 5 lakhs of interest free loans. Everyone will get free of cost health insurance cover worth Rs 25 lakhs. He also announced that the ration to the people will be restored to 11 kgs per person every month, which the BJP government has brought down to 5 kgs only.He said 4400 schools, which have been shut down, will be reopened. To address the problem of unemployment, he said, infrastructure development will be accelerated, particularly in tourism and manufacturing sectors. He said, there were one lakh vacancies pending in various government departments in Jammu and Kashmir, as the Modi government did not want to provide jobs to local youth. Kharge referred to the historic and religious importance of Anantnag as the world-famous holy cave of Amarnath also falls within this district. Those present on the occasion included Congress general secretary in charge organisation KC Venugopal, former JK Chief Minister and NC president Dr Farooq Abdullah, PCC president Tariq Hameed Karra and others. TDD
