New Delhi: Senior Congress chief Priyanka Gandhi Vadra Monday launched the occasion’s marketing campaign in Madhya Pradesh, the place meeting meeting elections are due later this 12 months.
Addressing a rally in Madhya Pradesh’s Jabalpur, Priyanka introduced a slew of guarantees for voters: Outdated Pension Scheme (involving no contribution from worker pay), free electrical energy as much as 100 models and half value as much as 200 models, Rs 1,500 per thirty days for girls, and LPG cylinders at Rs 500. She additionally mentioned farm mortgage waivers began in 2018 will likely be accomplished.
The Congress had emerged because the single-largest occasion within the 2018 elections and went on to type the state authorities, however misplaced energy after a insurrection led by Jyotiraditya Scindia, who defected to the BJP together with over 20 MLAs in 2020. A BJP authorities was subsequently sworn in below Shivraj Singh Chouhan.
Whereas saying the Congress’ guarantees, Priyanka mentioned the occasion “will implement these ensures 100%”.
“That is my promise to you,” she added, asking voters to see the occasion’s report in different states it leads.
“In Karnataka, we gave 5 ensures, all have been handed by the cupboard. In Rajasthan, there may be Outdated Pension Scheme. All election guarantees are being applied. In Chhattisgarh, farmers are getting the best value for his or her crops. In Himachal additionally we’re implementing (our guarantees),” she mentioned.
Throughout Priyanka’s go to to the state, there have been sufficient indicators of what the Congress marketing campaign may appear like. Earlier than the Jabalpur rally, Priyanka carried out puja at Gwarighat on the banks of the river Narmada. She was accompanied by former chief minister Kamal Nath and several other different occasion leaders.
Nath mentioned later on the rally, “Priyanka ji had informed me that I’ll solely begin the marketing campaign after the puja of Narmada ji.”
Priyanka additionally began her speech with chants of “Har har Narmade!! Narmada Devi ki jai”.
All-out assault on Shivraj govt
At her rally, Priyanka launched an all-out assault on Shivraj Singh Chouhan’s years in governance — he has served as CM for over 16 years — alleging rising corruption, unemployment and inflation.
In “220 months of governance, 225 scams” have occurred, she mentioned. “Practically one rip-off each month. Have you considered how that impacts your life? Corruption’s largest influence is on the general public. As a result of the eye is diverted from the general public,” she added. “Issues that ought to occur for you don’t occur.”
“They’ve been in authorities for 18 years. When somebody stays in authorities for this lengthy, there comes laziness,” she mentioned. “He (Chouhan) thinks that he won’t depart the federal government. That is clear of their behaviour.”
She referred to Chouhan as “ghoshnaveer“, implying he made empty bulletins. “Your chief minister is ‘ghoshnaveer’. In 18 years, they made 22,000 bulletins. From all of the bulletins, in all probability 1 per cent have been accomplished.”
Taking a jibe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Priyanka mentioned the BJP’s “listing of scams is longer than the Prime Minister’s listing of insults”, referring to his remarks through the 2023 Karnataka marketing campaign the place he accused the Congress of lobbing insults at him.
Priyanka additionally took a potshot at Scindia, who’s presently the Union Minister of Civil Aviation, with out naming him.
“It makes me unhappy that a few of our leaders from Madhya Pradesh left (the occasion) for energy,” she mentioned. “They forgot their ideology.”
(Edited by Sunanda Ranjan)
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