Haryana Assembly Election 2024: Congress announces guarantees; check full list here
Congress guarantees
Prosperity for families
For this, the party is offering 300 units of free electricity and free medical treatment up to Rs 25 lakh.
Empowerment for women
For this, the party has promised Rs 2,000 every month and gas cylinders at Rs 500.
Secured Future for Youth
The party promised recruitment for 2 lakh vacant posts and a drug-free Haryana initiative.
Strengthening Social Security
The party promised Rs 6,000 old-age pension, Rs 6,000 handicap pension, Rs 6,000 widow pension and the restoration of the Old Pension Scheme (OPS).
Rights for Backward Classes
The party promised it would conduct a caste census and increasing creamy layer limit to Rs 10 lakh.
Prosperity for Farmers
The party promised legal guarantee of Minimum Support Price (MSP) and immediate crop compensation.
Housing for the Poor
The party also promised a 100-yard plot and a 2-room house costing Rs 3.5 lakh.
Addressing the media, Kharge said, "We will implement these guarantees and that is why we have named it 'Saat Vaade, Pakke Irade'."
Voting for the 90-member assembly will take place on October 5 while the counting of votes will be done on October 8.
'BJP destroyed Haryana'
"Haryana was a prosperous state but in the last ten years under the BJP rule, they have destroyed it. The drug menace has increased, suicides have increased. It may take some time to bring Haryana back on track. We will do that," Kharge said while announcing the guarantees.
He also attacked the BJP saying the party's move to chane M L Khattar as Chief Minister indicated that his performance was bad. "Would someone change a Chief Minister if he is working properly?," the Congress chief asked.
Asked whether Congress would announce a Chief Ministerial face, Kharge said the party never did that and it is the MLAs who decide after the elections.