HYDERABAD: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday announced that if the party wins at the national level, it will implement the Telangana model of pro-poor governance, including guarantees and welfare schemes for SCs, STs, OBCs, minorities, and other underprivileged groups, across the country.
“In Telangana, we pledged and are carrying out initiatives such as free bus travel for women, 10 lakh Aarogya Sri free medical treatment in corporate hospitals, 200 units of free electricity, gas cylinders at 500, Indiramma houses, and creating 30,000 jobs within three months of assuming power,” he said at public meetings in Nirmal and later at Gadwal on Sunday. He continued, “Likewise, we will implement every promise from the Congress national manifesto at the national level, including conducting a caste census, providing financial aid to women from every poor family, and offering jobs to youth.” His remarks about replicating the Telangana model nationwide are noteworthy, given the party’s national Lok Sabha election manifesto titled “Panch Nyay,” which includes 25 guarantees and follows the Telangana model’s six guarantees and Karnataka’s earlier five guarantees, both of which helped Congress secure power in those states.
Rahul also urged Adivasis to vote for Congress candidate Athram Suguna from Adilabad. However, Rahul mistakenly stated in Nirmal that the Congress govt in Telangana is already providing 2,500 monthly pension to women as part of a scheme. While this promise is part of the party’s Nov 2023 assembly election manifesto, the scheme is yet to be implemented. He was reportedly informed of the actual situation after the meeting and did not repeat the error during his later speech at Gadwal .
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