Chhattisgarh: Cong promises free treatment facility, ₹10k a year for landless
Live MintFormer Congress president Rahul Gandhi, who is currently in poll-bound Chhattisgarh, Sunday announced free treatment facilities up to ₹10 lakh for the poor if the party retains power in the state. Addressing an election rally in Rajnandgaon, the Congress MP from Wayanad constituency in Kerala promised to provide ₹10,000 per year to landless rural labourers if the party retains power. Gandhi said “Five years ago, in a similar meeting, Bhupesh Baghel, I and the senior leaders of the Congress party had made three-four promises to the people of Chhattisgarh. We had also said that the farmers of Chhattisgarh would get ₹2,500 per quintal for paddy.Today, we are providing ₹2,640 per quintal to the farmers in the state.” Gandhi said, “.There are only two types of government - one that only works for the rich people of the country and the other that works for the farmers, labourers and youth of the country.You have to decide which government you want to elect.” Caste Census The senior Congress leader said “PM Modi does not work for the OBC Dalit Adivasi…The day Congress comes to power in Delhi, work on caste census will be started from the same day.”