The Haryana Congress released its detailed manifesto for the October 5 state assembly polls on Saturday. The manifesto includes promises to establish a farmers’ welfare commission, provide financial assistance to families of soldiers who lost their lives, and reconstitute the minority commission. The party also pledged to enact legislation to guarantee MSP for farmers’ produce, provide interest-free loans to farmers, and provide interest-free loans to farmers for agricultural inputs. The manifesto also called for the establishment of a special investigation team to investigate the deaths of farmers during the agitation against the Centre’s three farm laws.
Previously, Congress announced seven major guarantees: MSP legal protection, caste survey, gas cylinders for ₹500, ₹2,000 monthly for women (18-60), ₹6,000 pension for the elderly, disabled, and widows, two lakh permanent government jobs, and 300 units of free electricity.
Key promises by Congress in its Haryana election manifesto
The Haryana Congress party released its manifesto for the October 5 state assembly polls. Among other things, the manifesto includes a promise to form a farmers’ commission and provide diesel subsidies to small farmers through a farmer diesel card.
The Congress party has promised to confer martyr status on 736 farmers who died during the farm law protests. The party will also establish a memorial to the farmers and provide government jobs to their families.
The Congress party has promised to provide financial assistance to women under the Indira Ladli Behan Yojna. The assistance will be provided to all women except those who pay income tax.
The Congress party plans to shut down the BJP’s Parivar Pehchan Patra (PPP) portal. They also plan to review other portals such as the property ID and “Meri Fasal Mera Byora,” which have allegedly caused public inconvenience.
The Congress party has promised to raise the creamy layer limit for backward classes from ₹6 lakh to ₹10 lakh. They will also establish a backward class welfare commission.
The Congress party promises to support the families of soldiers who died in the line of duty. They will provide financial support, job offers, and financial assistance for their children’s education.
If the Congress forms a government, it vows to set up a fast-track court to deal with cases of paper leaks. It will also release a calendar of government job openings every year.
Congress promised to frame strict laws to prevent mob lynching, hate murders, honour killings, and other crimes.
The Congress party is pledging to form a drug de-addiction commission and increase the number of de-addiction centers across the state.
The Haryana Congress manifesto includes a policy to promote sports by offering government jobs to athletes who win medals. The policy is called “Bring a Medal, Get a Post.”
The Congress plans to form a Brahmin welfare commission. The party also promised to establish a Punjabi welfare board in Haryana. It promised reconstitution of the Haryana minority commission. The party has also vowed that the scheduled caste commission will be reorganised and constitutional and administrative powers will be given to it.
The Haryana Congress released its manifesto for the October 5 state assembly polls. Among other things, the manifesto includes a promise to implement the Supreme Court’s verdict on the Sutlej-Yamuna Link (SYL) canal, which the party calls the state’s lifeline.
