New Delhi: The Congress, in its manifesto for the Karnataka elections, attracts a parallel between the banned Widespread Entrance of India (PFI) and the Bajrang Dal, saying it would “ban” organisations “selling enmity or hatred, whether or not amongst majority or minority communities”.
“We consider that regulation and Structure is sacrosanct and can’t be violated by people and organisations like Bajrang Dal, PFI or others selling enmity or hatred, whether or not amongst majority or minority communities,” it says within the manifesto, launched Tuesday.
“We’ll take decisive motion as per regulation together with imposing a ban on any such organisations,” it added.
Whereas the PFI describes itself as a “neo-social motion” for Muslims, and rejects allegations of terror hyperlinks, the Bajrang Dal is the youth wing of the Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP).
Amongst different issues, the manifesto guarantees to revive the 4 per cent reservation underneath the OBC class for Muslims that the Basavaraj Bommai authorities scrapped in March.
The manifesto additionally has a number of components that counsel an try and play the “soft-Hindutva” card in a bid to tackle the BJP.
Taking a cue from Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel’s scheme to buy cow dung, the celebration has promised to buy cow dung at Rs 3/kg if voted to workplace in Karnataka.
The Congress has additionally promised to supply interest-free loans to girls to purchase 2 cows or buffalos.
A Rs 1,000 crore “Dharmika Nidhi” fund has been proposed for the restoration and renovation of “minor temples” and “mathas” throughout the state. A separate “Pooja Nidhi” fund has been promised for temples underneath the state’s Muzrai Division.
“Karnataka has round 1,80,000 temples, of which solely 35,500 temples come underneath the Muzrai division. These temples are uncared for by the Muzrai Division,” says the manifesto, including that the celebration will “improve month-to-month grants to Muzrai temples”.
The celebration has additionally introduced a Rs 5,000/month honorarium for all senior clergymen [above 60 years of age] of temples, mosques, church buildings, and different non secular establishments.
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Previous Pension Scheme and farm legal guidelines
The celebration has promised to refill accredited vacancies in all authorities departments inside one 12 months, and “think about” the extension of the Previous Pension Scheme “to the pensionable authorities staff who joined service after 2006”.
The erstwhile B.S. Yediyurappa authorities in Karnataka had handed legal guidelines modelled on the Modi authorities’s contentious farm legal guidelines, which have been withdrawn following a protracted protest by farmers at Delhi borders. The Congress has promised to withdraw the state legal guidelines as effectively if it involves energy.
‘Freebies’ & housing for all
The Karnataka Congress has additionally promised that it’s going to be certain that all homeless households in Karnataka have a home “underneath current schemes” inside 5 years. One other promise is waiving all housing loans underneath varied authorities schemes as a “one-time measure”.
The 5 “ensures” that the celebration has talked about repeatedly in its rallies are additionally a part of the manifesto. These are: 200 models of free electrical energy for all, Rs 2,000/month to each lady head of the household, 10 kg/month of foodgrains to each Under Poverty Line (BPL) household, and grants of Rs 3,000 and Rs 1,500 monthly to unemployed graduates and diploma-holders, respectively, for 2 years. The fifth promise is free transportation for ladies.
Elevated reservation, caste census
The Congress has promised to extend the ceiling for reservation to 75 per cent from 50 per cent to accommodate “the hopes and aspirations of SC/ST/OBC/minority”, and different teams like Lingayats and Vokkaligas.
“The Congress celebration is dedicated to extend reservation for SCs (Scheduled Castes) from 15 per cent to 17 per cent, for STs (Scheduled Tribes) from 3 per cent to 7 per cent, and restore minority reservation (of ) 4 per cent, and improve reservations (for) Lingayats, Vokkaligas, and different communities…” it provides.
The celebration has promised to launch the outcomes of the 2011 socioeconomic caste census performed by the erstwhile UPA authorities on the Centre. This has been a serious subject raised by the celebration all through its marketing campaign.
Different guarantees of the celebration embody farm loans of as much as Rs 10 lakh at zero curiosity, rising milk manufacturing within the state to 1.5 crore litres/day, establishing a gold and diamond park in Mangaluru, and a movie metropolis in Mysuru.
This report has been up to date to right an error
(Edited by Sunanda Ranjan)
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