Congress announces guarantee under Five Justice
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, March 24 2024:
Manipur Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC) has announced welfare initiatives the Congress party is promising under the guarantee of its Five Justice (Nyay) ahead of the upcoming Lok Sabha election, in a press conference held at Congress Bhawan here on Sunday.
Addressing the media in the presence of MPCC working presidents Victor Keishing & Kh Devbrata among other party leaders, president MLA K Meghachandra said that Congress leader Rahul Gandhi had recently completed Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra, which was flagged off from Manipur and culminated at Mumbai.
During the campaign, Rahul Gandhi interacted with students, women, youth, farmers and people from different sections of society to understand their hardships and aspirations.
Through these interactions and exchange of words, the party announced the Five Justice each having five guarantees the party promises to implement if the INDIA Bloc comes to power, he said.
While launching the campaign, Rahul Gandhi met displaced people as well as those affected by the crisis.
The party is fighting the elections on the issue of 'five Nyay' (justice) - 'Bhagidari Nyay', 'Kisan Nyay', 'Nari Nyay', 'Shramik Nyay' and 'Yuva Nyay' - giving 25 guarantees, five under each category, that have been announced by the Congress president and Rahul Gandhi.
As such, the Five Justice and 25 guarantees will fulfil the aspirations of the people.
The five "Justice" guarantees for the youth, women, workers, farmers and the marginalised sections, he said.
Under the "Yuva Nyay", the party has promises 30 lakh new central government jobs, according to a jobs calendar; one-year paid apprenticeship for all the educated youths at Rs 1 lakh a year or Rs 8,500 a month; law to ensure government recruitment examination question papers are not leaked and also better working conditions and social security for gig workers; and Rs 5,000-crore start-up fund for the youth.
As part of the "Nari Nyay", the Congress assures guarantee of Rs 1 lakh a year for one woman in every poor family; 50 per cent reservation for women in new central government jobs and double salary contribution of the Centre for all ASHA, an-ganwadi, and mid-day meal workers; "Adhikar Maitri" in every village to ensure women get their legal rights; and doubling the number of hostels for working women.
Under "Kisaan Nyay", the party envisions legal guarantee to minimum support price (MSP) for crops at the Swaminathan formula, and a standing loan waiver commission for farmers; insurance payment within 30 days of crop loss and a stable import-export policy to benefit farmers; and no GST on inputs for farming.
As part of its "Shramik Nyay" guarantees, the Congress will ensure right to health law that provides universal healthcare, including free essential diagnostics, medicines, treatment, surgery, and rehabilitative and palliative care; national minimum wage of Rs 400 a day, including all MGNREGS workers; employment guarantee act for urban areas, life insurance and accident insurance for unorganised workers and stopping con-tractualisation of employment in core government functions.
Under its "Hissedari Nyay", the party promises social, economic and caste census; remove the 50 per cent cap on SC, ST and OBC reservations through constitutional amendment and a special budget for SC and ST equal to the share of their population; to settle Forest Rights Act claims in one year; and to notify all habitations where STs are the most populous group and scheduled areas.
Meanwhile, interacting with the media at Congress Bhawan later in the evening, Professor Bimol said that he never intended to join electoral politics but the current crisis in the state and the silence of many individuals made him realise that the whole crisis is a political game.
Though there had been multiple communal or ethnic clashes in the country, but this is the first time the country is witnessing exodus of communities in their respective stronghold areas.
As the situation is akin to disintegration of the state, he could no longer sit and express some views upon seeing the polarisation of communities on political ideologies, Professor Bimol said.
He also took a pledge in the name of Ima Leimarel Sidabi and Ibudhou Pakhangba to do what is needed for the state if he gets to the Parliament.
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