’Nyay’ will remonetise what Narendra Modi demonetised: Rahul Gandhi
5 years, 9 months ago

’Nyay’ will remonetise what Narendra Modi demonetised: Rahul Gandhi

Live Mint  

New Delhi: Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Thursday said the Nyay scheme will remonetise what Prime Minister Narendra Modi demonetised and asserted that his party's minimum income guarantee for the poor has thrown the Bharatiya Janata Party into total disarray. In an interview to the Press Trust of India ahead of the Lok Sabha Elections 2019 beginning 11 April, Gandhi said the 'Nyay' scheme has the twin objectives of giving money to the 20% poorest families in India and remonetising the Indian economy "damaged" by demonetisation. Terming 'Nyay' a "game changer" and a "final assault" on poverty, Gandhi said the scheme is "fiscally perfectly doable” and will not be implemented "rashly like demonetisation and GST of the BJP". Asked about apprehensions of some economists that 'Nyay', which entails an expenditure of ₹3.6 trillion annually, could aggravate India's fiscal deficit position, Gandhi said, "No, that’s not right."

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Congress set narrative with sharp campaign devoid of 'agar magar', put PM Modi on back foot: Jairam Ramesh
7 months, 1 week ago

Congress set narrative with sharp campaign devoid of 'agar magar', put PM Modi on back foot: Jairam Ramesh

The Hindu  

The Congress set the narrative during the Lok Sabha polls with a sharp campaign that was devoid of "agar-magar, kintu parantu" and pushed Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the "back foot", senior party leader Jairam Ramesh said on May 30. As the campaigning draws to a close, Mr. Ramesh said the first shot at creating a new narrative for the …

Congress Taking Forward 'Social Justice' Agenda Through ‘Nyay’ Guarantee Cards
8 months, 1 week ago

Congress Taking Forward 'Social Justice' Agenda Through ‘Nyay’ Guarantee Cards

Deccan Chronicle  

Adilabad: The Congress is taking its ‘social justice' agenda through ‘Nyay Guarantee cards’ to the voters' doorsteps as part of its campaign for the Lok Sabha elections in Adilabad constituency. The party leaders are distributing guarantee cards with promises of ‘Yuva Nyay’, ‘Kisan Nyay’, ‘Bhagidari Nyay’, ‘Nari Nyay’ and ‘Shramik Nyay’. AICC leader Rahul Gandhi has spoken much about these …

BJP can’t be trusted, its manifesto is just a pack of lies: Mallikarjun Kharge
8 months, 3 weeks ago

BJP can’t be trusted, its manifesto is just a pack of lies: Mallikarjun Kharge

The Hindu  

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge called the ruling Bharatiya Janata party’s manifesto as the “biggest jumla ” and dismissed it as “just empty jugglery of words”. In an exclusive interview with The Hindu, he questioned the Narendra Modi-led National Democratic Alliance government’s failure to address vital issues and deliver on previous poll promises. Could key figures like Maharashtra’s former Chief Minister …

Congress ‘Nyay Patra’ manifesto: Key promises include minimum wage, ₹1 lakh annually to poor families, and law on LGBTQIA
9 months ago

Congress ‘Nyay Patra’ manifesto: Key promises include minimum wage, ₹1 lakh annually to poor families, and law on LGBTQIA

The Hindu  

Releasing the party’s manifesto for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections on April 5, Congress party leader P. Chidambaram who headed the Manifesto Committee, said the document focuses on the theme of justice. Highlights of the manifesto included the following: Focus on five ‘pillars of justice’ — including ‘Yuva Nyay’, ‘Naari Nyay’, ‘Kisaan Nyay’, ‘Shramik Nyay’ and ‘Hissedari Nyay’ Abolish the …

Paanch Nyay, Pachees Guarantee Congress focus
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Paanch Nyay, Pachees Guarantee Congress focus

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Congress' manifesto for the Lok Sabha polls would focus on "Paanch Nyay" and "Pachees Guarantee," the party said on Tuesday and resolved to take its promises to the people with a "ghar ghar guarantee" mantra. The party is fighting the elections on the issue of "paanch nyay" — "Bhagidari Nyay", "Kisan Nyay", "Nari Nyay", "Shramik Nyay" and …

Congress concludes Nyay Yatra, announces ‘Paanch Nyay, Pachees Guarantees’
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Congress concludes Nyay Yatra, announces ‘Paanch Nyay, Pachees Guarantees’

Hindustan Times  

As Rahul Gandhi's Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra ends in Maharashtra on Saturday, Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh has said that the party has given 25 guarantees in five 'nyay' in the last 63 days and these reflect the party's election strategy. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and party general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra during the 'Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra' at Kurla …

Congress’ NARI NYAY plan highlights party’s ambition ahead of Lok Sabha polls
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Congress’ NARI NYAY plan highlights party’s ambition ahead of Lok Sabha polls

Hindustan Times  

Five years ago, the idea of NYAY had dominated the Congress party’s manifesto for the 2019 Lok Sabha election. Party leaders indicated that some of the top economists in the party were skeptical of such plans of the Congress, which had once aimed for “Garibi Hatao.” The NYAY never got implemented as the BJP trounced its principal opponent in that …

Rahul Gandhi claims India behind Pakistan in key metric, says 'Narendra Modi finished...'
10 months, 1 week ago

Rahul Gandhi claims India behind Pakistan in key metric, says 'Narendra Modi finished...'

Hindustan Times  

Bhopal: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday claimed Prime Minister Narendra Modi finished small businesses with his government's big-ticket decisions like demonetisation and the implementation of the goods and services tax. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi addresses the party's 'Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra', in Dholpur on Saturday. We have more unemployed youth than Bangladesh and Bhutan because Narendra Modi has finished …

’Modi ji, before new guarantees, calculate old guarantees:’ Rahul Gandhi
10 months, 3 weeks ago

’Modi ji, before new guarantees, calculate old guarantees:’ Rahul Gandhi

Live Mint  

From "doubling the farmer's income" to "bring back black money", Congress leader Rahul Gandhi launched a fresh attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, accusing the PM of failing to provide 2 crore jobs to the youths in the country every year. The fresh attack comes amid simmering frustration among farmers, who are currently marching towards Delhi to remind the government …

BJP MP Nishikant Dubey's ‘injustice to Hindus’ allegation against Rahul's Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra
11 months, 1 week ago

BJP MP Nishikant Dubey's ‘injustice to Hindus’ allegation against Rahul's Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra

Hindustan Times  

Bharatiya Janata Party MP Nishikant Dubey on Saturday hit out at Congress' Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra, alleging that Rahul Gandhi is consolidating the votes of Bangladeshi infiltrators through his march and doing “injustice to Hindus”. BJP MP Nishikant Dubey “The places he has visited so far - Murshidabad, Malda, Kishanganj, Katihar, Purnea, Pakur, Sahibganj, Godda…All these are centers of Bangladeshi …

Rahul Gandhi says INDIA bloc stopped BJP from toppling Jharkhand government
11 months, 1 week ago

Rahul Gandhi says INDIA bloc stopped BJP from toppling Jharkhand government

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: The INDIA bloc stopped the Bharatiya Janata Party from stealing the popular mandate in Jharkhand, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said on Friday. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi addresses a public meeting as the party's Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra reaches Jharkhand, in Pakur on Friday. Rahul Gandhi also blamed Narendra Modi's government's economic policies like demonetisation policy and "flawed GST" …

Ram ‘Rajya’ & Nyay: Jan to Set Tone for 2024 for PM Modi, BJP, Cong & INDIA - News18
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Ram ‘Rajya’ & Nyay: Jan to Set Tone for 2024 for PM Modi, BJP, Cong & INDIA - News18

News 18  

January is all about Ram and Nyay. The Pran Pratishtha of Ram Temple and Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra are set to be major political events that will surely determine India’s course as the country readies for the crucial general election. With the INDIA bloc boycotting the Pran Pratishtha ceremony in Ayodhya early next week, Ram and Ram Temple have organically …

Rahul Gandhi's Nyay pledge to Uttarakhand voters
2 years, 11 months ago

Rahul Gandhi's Nyay pledge to Uttarakhand voters

Hindustan Times  

Congress MP Rahul Gandhi made a fresh Nyay scheme push in poll-bound Uttarakhand. Rahul Gandhi addresses rally in Haridwar Addressing the Uttarakhandi Swabhiman Rally in Haridwar, Gandhi put forward his four promises to the voters, news agency ANI reported. “We will implement Nyay scheme here, under which 5 lakh families will be given ₹40,000 in a year,” ANI quoted Gandhi. …

Abhijit Banerjee says NYAY was not well designed scheme
5 years, 2 months ago

Abhijit Banerjee says NYAY was not well designed scheme

Op India  

In an interview with CNN News18, this year’s winner of Nobel prize in Economics Abhijit Banerjee shrugged off the responsibility of NYAY, claiming that it was not “necessarily a well-designed scheme”. #AbhijitBanerjeeToNews18 – Nobel laureate Abhijit Banerjee speaks exclusively to CNN-News18’s @maryashakil, says ‘I don’t take responsibility for NYAY, I only gave information it. Fumbling while responding to the question, …

Chattisgarh to launch a pilot project on NYAY scheme
5 years, 4 months ago

Chattisgarh to launch a pilot project on NYAY scheme

The Hindu  

The Nyuntam Aay Yojana or minimum income guarantee scheme, a key promise in the Congress manifesto for the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, is set to make its first appearance in Chhattisgarh. Under directions of the party high command, the Chhattisgarh government is likely to launch a pilot project for the scheme. Push to rural economy In the run up to …

Rahul Gandhi taunts Narendra Modi over claim on cloud cover during air strikes
5 years, 7 months ago

Rahul Gandhi taunts Narendra Modi over claim on cloud cover during air strikes

Live Mint  

Congress president Rahul Gandhi Tuesday took a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his remarks that cloud cover "helped" IAF planes evade Pakistani radars during the Balakot air strikes. "Modi ji, whenever it rains in India, do all aircraft disappear from the radar," Gandhi said. Gandhi said his party's proposed minimum income guarantee scheme Nyay will jump start the …

Narendra Modi claims Congress government in Rajasthan suppressed news of Alwar gangrape for polls
5 years, 7 months ago

Narendra Modi claims Congress government in Rajasthan suppressed news of Alwar gangrape for polls

Firstpost  

Ghazipur: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Saturday launched a scathing attack on the Opposition over a gangrape in Rajasthan’s Alwar district, saying the crime was suppressed by the Congress government there as the state was going to the polls. “This is the truth of the Congress ‘nyay’,” he said, in an apparent jibe at the income support scheme NYAY promised by …

Modi govt's farmers' scheme has far more takers in Uttar Pradesh; Congress' NYAY fails to resonate with voters
5 years, 8 months ago

Modi govt's farmers' scheme has far more takers in Uttar Pradesh; Congress' NYAY fails to resonate with voters

Firstpost  

What has made Narendra Modi’s Kisan Samman Nidhi for farmers more electorally promising in Uttar Pradesh than the Congress’ NYAY scheme is that the state government delivered it well, expanding the definition of a farmer. With voting in five phases of the Lok Sabha election completed, this writer, after extensive travel across the politically critical state of Uttar Pradesh, found …

‘Nyay will restart economy that has come to a stop today’: Manmohan Singh
5 years, 8 months ago

‘Nyay will restart economy that has come to a stop today’: Manmohan Singh

Hindustan Times  

At 86, Manmohan Singh is ready to hit the campaign trail yet again for the general elections and the Congress wants to tap him to pitch its big ticket Nyay scheme. Singh has been very critical of the Modi government’s policies and told HT that the rhetoric of national security is only a ruse to hide the government’s failure to …

Can Rahul Gandhi’s NYAY help Congress revive its fortunes in Rajasthan?
5 years, 8 months ago

Can Rahul Gandhi’s NYAY help Congress revive its fortunes in Rajasthan?

Live Mint  

Banswara, Rajasthan: When Ramchandar, 52, wakes up in his thatched house every morning in the hilly tribal village of Katumbi in Rajasthan's Banswara district, his first preoccupation is to fetch water from the nearest village at a distance of two kilometers. With a 46.1% literacy rate, 91.3% of households earn less than ₹5,000 per month, making them eligible for the …

Modi can’t question Congress’s NYAY: Rahul Gandhi
5 years, 8 months ago

Modi can’t question Congress’s NYAY: Rahul Gandhi

Deccan Chronicle  

Raichur: Congress president Rahul Gandhi once again took strong objection to Prime Minister Narendra Modi questioning the practicality of the Nyuntam Aay Yojana promised in his party's manifesto, when such questions were never raised when it came to helping rich industrialists. We will take money from the pockets of 'thieves' like Anil Ambani, Nirav Modi and Mehul Choksi and put …

Around 45% of Jharkhand’s population would benefit from NYAY scheme, says Jharkhand Congress chief
5 years, 8 months ago

Around 45% of Jharkhand’s population would benefit from NYAY scheme, says Jharkhand Congress chief

Hindustan Times  

Campaigning for Congress candidate Gopal Sahu, Jharkhand Congress chief Ajoy Kumar on Thursday said that if Congress is brought back to power, around 45% of Jharkhand’s population would benefit from the NYAY scheme of the party that promises financial help of Rs 72,000 annually to poorest of poor families. Jharkhand Congress President Ajoy Kumar Kumar was addressing party workers in …

Rahul Gandhi corners BJP over ‘false promises’ of ₹15 lakh, 2 crore jobs
5 years, 8 months ago

Rahul Gandhi corners BJP over ‘false promises’ of ₹15 lakh, 2 crore jobs

Live Mint  

Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Monday cornered the Bharatiya Janata Party over their election promises to give ₹15 lakh, 2 crore jobs and loan waivers for farmers. Gandhi was addressing a rally along with party general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra in Uttar Pradesh’s Fatehpur Sikri where state president Raj Babbar is contesting election. We want a food processing unit to …

Congress' 'NYAY' is 'ANYAY' against people, says Union minister HS Puri
5 years, 8 months ago

Congress' 'NYAY' is 'ANYAY' against people, says Union minister HS Puri

India TV News  

Union minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Friday said Congress chief Rahul Gandhi's poll assurance of Nyuntam Aay Yojana will prove to be “Anyay” for the people of the country. Under NYAY, Congress has promised to deposit Rs 72,000 annually into bank accounts of 20 per cent of the poorest people across the country if it comes to power. On April …

The Economist magazine casts doubts over Congress' NYAY scheme, says it might contribute to injustice
5 years, 9 months ago

The Economist magazine casts doubts over Congress' NYAY scheme, says it might contribute to injustice

Firstpost  

Describing the scheme, the magazine said that rather than a “surgical strike” on poverty, NYAY is more like “dropping barrelfuls of ordnance from 30,000 feet.” Weekly business news magazine The Economist in its latest issue has raised several questions about the Congress party’s ambitious NYAY scheme. The magazine, in an article titled “The war on penury”, appeared in the Asia …

Congress launches campaign tagline Ab Hoga NYAY, looks to bank big on mininum income scheme
5 years, 9 months ago

Congress launches campaign tagline Ab Hoga NYAY, looks to bank big on mininum income scheme

India Today  

In less than a week before India goes to 2019 Lok Sabha polls, Rahul Gandhi-led Congress party launched election campaign tagline - Ab Hoga NYAY. Congress, in its campaign tagline, made it clear that the party is serious about the minimum income guarantee scheme -- the NYAY scheme -- launched by party president Rahul Gandhi on March 25. Senior Congress …

NYAY Scheme, Scrapping of Sedition Law and AFSPA Review: Congress' Big Promises Which Ring Hollow
5 years, 9 months ago

NYAY Scheme, Scrapping of Sedition Law and AFSPA Review: Congress' Big Promises Which Ring Hollow

News 18  

Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday released its much-awaited manifesto for the upcoming elections. Given the current fiscal scenario, it will be impossible for any party to implement such a scheme unless the budgetary allocations towards social schemes like SC/ST welfare, Ayushman Bharat, MNREGA etc. If Congress has plans to borrow money for funding this scheme, then economist bearing an …

Rahul Gandhi's advisor Sam Pitroda: Prepare to pay more taxes for NYAY, don't be selfish
5 years, 9 months ago

Rahul Gandhi's advisor Sam Pitroda: Prepare to pay more taxes for NYAY, don't be selfish

Op India  

Ever since the Congress announced their proposed minimum basic income scheme NYAY, there have been speculations that it will mean increased taxes and a strain on India’s economy. Now, a video has surfaced on social media where Sam Pitroda, veteran Congress ideologue and Rahul Gandhi’s advisor, has stated in an interview with India Ahead News yesterday that the NYAY scheme …

Election Armoury of BJP, Congress Includes Flagship Schemes to Tackle Poverty, But Will They Work?
5 years, 9 months ago

Election Armoury of BJP, Congress Includes Flagship Schemes to Tackle Poverty, But Will They Work?

News 18  

India is poor and unequal. And in assessing both the promises in the broader context of welfare spending and tax restructure, the World Inequality Lab, an organisation that aims to promote research on global inequality dynamics, released a report in March 2019 titled ‘Tackling inequality in India: Is the 2019 election campaign up to the challenge?’ NYAY Addressing the big …

Congress manifesto: Explaining the poll promises
5 years, 9 months ago

Congress manifesto: Explaining the poll promises

Al Jazeera  

Al Jazeera spoke to experts to understand the main promises made by Indian opposition party ahead of national elections. It will cost the exchequer Rs 3.6 lakh crore, making it the world’s largest minimum-income guarantee programme, if implemented.. the assurance made by the Congress party to bring diversity in the higher and lower level of judiciary with respect to caste, …

Former Niti Ayog Vice Chairman slams Rahul Gandhi’s ‘NYAY’: Fiscally imprudent and may cost more than India’s defence budget
5 years, 9 months ago

Former Niti Ayog Vice Chairman slams Rahul Gandhi’s ‘NYAY’: Fiscally imprudent and may cost more than India’s defence budget

Op India  

After Congress President Rahul Gandhi proposed his new freebie scheme Nyuntam Aay Yojana, economists around the world have expressed their skepticism over the fiscal prudence of the scheme. Arvind Panagariya, a noted Economist and former Vice-Chairman of NITI Aayog, has viewed that the promise of the Congress party to implement a minimum income guarantee scheme would be “almost impossible”. Panagariya …

Rahul Gandhi’s economist advisor Abhijit Banerjee says high inflation is good for economy, NYAY scheme will be funded by high taxes and inflation
5 years, 9 months ago

Rahul Gandhi’s economist advisor Abhijit Banerjee says high inflation is good for economy, NYAY scheme will be funded by high taxes and inflation

Op India  

As the main election promise for Lok Sabha elections, the Congress party has announced a minimum income guarantee scheme, the Nyuntam Aay Yojana. When asked whether the scheme will be viable without increasing taxes, Banerjee tried to avoid the question saying that the economy itself is not viable without increasing taxes. Nothing is viable without raising taxes, he emphasised, implying …

Busting 5 concerns about Congress’ NYAY scheme
5 years, 9 months ago

Busting 5 concerns about Congress’ NYAY scheme

Live Mint  

On 25 March, Congress president Rahul Gandhi announced the Nyuntam Aay Yojana, or NYAY scheme. Concern 1: It will make beggars of people This concern comes from the fact that the government will be distributing free money under the NYAY scheme with no conditions attached. Guy Standing, an economist at the School Of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, …

We will 'remonetise' what Modi 'demonetised', says Rahul Gandhi
5 years, 9 months ago

We will 'remonetise' what Modi 'demonetised', says Rahul Gandhi

India TV News  

Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Thursday said the 'Nyay' scheme will remonetize what Prime Minister Narendra Modi demonetized and asserted that his party's anti-poverty programme has thrown the BJP into total disarray. In an exclusive interview to PTI ahead of the 17th general election beginning April 11, Gandhi said the 'Nyay' scheme has the twin objectives of giving money to …

Rahul consulted Raghuram Rajan for Nyay scheme, ex-RBI chief confirms, calls Congress's minimum income scheme 'doable'
5 years, 9 months ago

Rahul consulted Raghuram Rajan for Nyay scheme, ex-RBI chief confirms, calls Congress's minimum income scheme 'doable'

Firstpost  

Former Reserve Bank of India governor Raghuram Rajan on Wednesday admitted that he has offered his views to the Congress leadership on the Nyay scheme, Mumbai: Former Reserve Bank of India governor Raghuram Rajan on Wednesday admitted that he has offered his views to the Congress leadership on the Nyay scheme, wherein the main Opposition party is promising to ensure …

Raghuram Rajan says he was consulted, offered views on Rahul Gandhi's Nyay scheme
5 years, 9 months ago

Raghuram Rajan says he was consulted, offered views on Rahul Gandhi's Nyay scheme

Firstpost  

Raghuram Rajan said it is a “misreading” of the Nyuntam Aay Yojana scheme by critics, who claim this will incentivise people to not work at all Mumbai: Former Reserve Bank governor Raghuram Rajan on Wednesday admitted that he has offered his views to the Congress leadership on the Nyay scheme, wherein the main Opposition party is promising to ensure a …

‘We have capacity to implement NYAY scheme'
5 years, 9 months ago

‘We have capacity to implement NYAY scheme'

The Hindu  

The NYAY scheme announced by Congress President Rahul Gandhi is an audacious attempt to abolish poverty, but the time is right to do it now, Praveen Chakravarty, chairperson, Data Analytics Department of the Congress, tells The Hindu in an interview. We are a ₹200 lakh-crore economy today and it is going to double in the next five years to ₹400 …

'Nyay' has scared BJP, PM Modi: Rahul
5 years, 9 months ago

'Nyay' has scared BJP, PM Modi: Rahul

The Quint  

New Delhi: Congress President Rahul Gandhi addresses at the National Convention of OBC Department, at Indira Gandhi Stadium, in New Delhi, on March 27, 2019. New Delhi, March 27 Taking potshots at the Modi government over rising unemployment and for "destroying" the country's economy, Congress President Rahul Gandhi said on Wednesday, the 'Nyay' income guarantee scheme would be a surgical …

NYAY: Rahul Gandhi's Nyuntam Aay Yojana explained
5 years, 9 months ago

NYAY: Rahul Gandhi's Nyuntam Aay Yojana explained

India TV News  

Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Monday made a major poll promise - a minimum income scheme that will give Rs 72,000 per annum to 20 per cent families belonging to the poorest category if his party comes to power. What Rahul Gandhi has promised Congress chief has promised to provide a minimum income of Rs 72,000 annually to poorest people …

Congress bets on minimum income guarantee to end poverty, come to power
5 years, 9 months ago

Congress bets on minimum income guarantee to end poverty, come to power

Live Mint  

New Delhi: Two weeks before Lok Sabha Elections 2019 kicks off, the Congress on Monday promised minimum income guarantee of ₹6,000 per month to 50 million “poor” families if voted to power. The proposed Nyay scheme aims to provide ₹72,000 annually to 20% of the poorest families, Congress president Rahul Gandhi said on Monday. The Congress president added that MGNREGS …

Congress bets on minimum income guarantee to end poverty, come to power
5 years, 9 months ago

Congress bets on minimum income guarantee to end poverty, come to power

Live Mint  

New Delhi: Two weeks before Lok Sabha Elections 2019 kicks off, the Congress on Monday promised minimum income guarantee of ₹6,000 per month to 50 million “poor” families if voted to power. The proposed Nyay scheme aims to provide ₹72,000 annually to 20% of the poorest families, Congress president Rahul Gandhi said on Monday. The Congress president added that MGNREGS …

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