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Congress manifesto for Gujarat promises free
laptops, tablets
Tuesday December 04, 2012 04:59:57 PM,
IANS
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Ahmedabad: The Congress
Tuesday roped in Sheila Dikshit, its three-time Delhi Chief
Minister, as star campaigner for the crucial Gujarat assembly
polls and unveiled its manifesto with a series of promises,
including free laptops and tablets to students.
Releasing the manifesto, Gujarat Pradesh Congress Committee chief
Arjun Modhwadia slammed the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
government for ignoring farmers, minorities, healthcare facilities
and small-scale industries during its rule in the state.
The Congress promised it would provide free laptops and tablets to
students, reduce their fees and grant scholarships to minorities.
The party said if voted to power, it will also implement the
Sachar Committee report which advocates granting more facilities
to Muslims to bring them into the mainstream.
Dikshit, who led the Congress to a record three successive
victories in Delhi assembly elections, slammed the Narendra Modi-led
government in Gujarat for its "misrule".
"We never make promises which can't be fulfilled. Our manifestos
are based on basic requirements of the people and it includes
every section of society," she said.
Modhwadia, who read out the manifesto, said the Congress
government in Gujarat would provide better irrigation facilities,
construct more dams (both small and medium), provide VAT-free
fertilisers to farmers and ensure regular supply of electricity to
them.
"They (BJP) made promises which were never fulfilled. Some of
their promises figure in every election manifesto," he said,
describing the BJP's poll manifesto as a "document full of lies".
The Congress manifesto also promises to make diesel, petrol and
LPG cheaper, implement the Sixth Pay Commission recommendations,
right to education to all, set up fishing harbours and provide
insurance coverage to fishermen.
It also promises to revive small-scale industries and set up more
industries in backward areas where 85 percent employees will be
recruited from local population and strictly implement the labour
laws.
The manifesto promises to provide free life-saving drugs, pure
drinking water to all and complete the Narmada dam.
The state goes to the polls Dec 13 and 17. The counting of ballots
is slated for Dec 20.
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