Congress releases Election Manifesto; assures to revive paper mills, 5 lakh govt jobs

March 21: Indian National Congress (INC) released its Election Manifesto for Assam on Saturday. The Manifesto includes ‘five guarantees’ that the party has promised if voted to power. These are:

• Law against CAA
• 5 lakh govt jobs
• Rs.365 daily wages to tea garden workers
• Rs.2000 per month to housewives
• 200 units of free electricity to each household.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in the presence of deputy leader in Lok Sabha Gaurav Gogoi, President of Assam Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) Ripun Bora, Assam in-charge Jitendra Singh, President of All India Mahila Congress Sushmita Deb and other members of the political party unveiled the manifesto for the ensuing Assam Assembly Elections, 2021 which will be held in three phases (27 March, 1 April and 4 April). Here are the main highlights of the Congress Manifesto:

•  Both the Paper mills to be revived
• Silchar Railway station to be renamed as Basha Sahid Station
• Cultural centre in the name of Rabindranath Tagore to be made in Barak Valley
• Bench of Gauhati High Court to be established in Barak Valley
• Super Specialty centre in Silchar Medical College with full fledged neurology & cardiology departments
• The unemployed of Barak Valley to given priority in Gr 3 & Gr 4 jobs
• Agricultural University to be established in Barak Valley.
• Speedy completion of Mahasarak
• Cow sheds to be constructed in each district. So that cows unable to yield milk can be looked after
• Educational Scholarship will be initiated in the name of Martyr of Language Movement Sahid Mujammil Ali
• A renowned Journalist will be honoured in the name of Radhakhant Baruah
• Financial assistance will be provided to those Namgarh, Mandir, Masjid, , Church, Dargah, Gurdwara completing 50 years.
• Aid from International banks like World bank, Asian Development Bank will be taken for flood management
• Congress is committed to waive loans of women taken from microfinance Moreover they will also be provided interest free loan
• Under Chapter Home and Administrative Reforms, for the first time in Assam, The party is committed to have zero tolerance policy towards all officials including the highest ones.