Monthly allowance for women, housing for the poor, subsidised gas cylinders, increased pensions, and 2 lakh govt jobs feature in both the Congress and BJP manifestos.
Congress highlighted internship programme, employment-linked incentive scheme and abolition of angel tax as examples of ideas Modi govt ‘copied’ from its Lok Sabha polls manifesto.
The politics of fear impacts voting behaviour and has consequences on marginalised communities, particularly Muslims and Dalits. It hurts them in terms of long-term policy measures.
Words like 'ghuspethiye' or 'tushtikaran' resonate very little in West Bengal, nor do phrases like 'mangalsutra' or Amit Shah's distortion of Mamata Banerjee's 'Maa, Mati, Manush' slogan into 'mullah, madrasa, mafia'.
Her remarks come days after Modi claimed Congress wants to confiscate people's jewellery, savings by doing X-ray of their properties. Dismissing it, Priyanka asks, 'is that even possible?'
The issue of the Muslim quota has the potential to polarise SCs, STs, and OBCs along religious lines in the ongoing Lok Sabha elections. It benefits the BJP.
From Sam Pitroda talking about inheritance tax to Goan candidate saying the Indian Constitution was 'forced' on Goa, Congress has been having its own foot-in-the-mouth moments.
In a two-page letter, the Congress chief said his party has always served to empower the poor while the Modi government has looted the money of the poor through demonetisation.
The chairman of overseas Congress had given example of US inheritance tax & suggested a debate on this in India. BJP has called it Congress’s 'destructive' intention if voted to power.
Speaking at Samajik Nyay Sammelan in Delhi, the Congress leader also said that 'as soon as our government is formed, the first thing that would be done is caste census.'
Releasing Export Preparedness Index report, NITI Aayog CEO says Centre has ‘ticked a lot of boxes’, & responsibility of driving the next phase of export growth now rests with states.
The proposed project costing about Rs 3.25 lakh crore will entail procurement of 18 aircraft in fly away condition & the rest made in India with up to 60% indigenous content.
UK, EFTA already in the bag and EU on the way, many members of RCEP except China signed up, and even restrictions on China being lifted, India has changed its mind on trade.
A sort of rat race, making several all-alluring pre-poll promises, seems to be going between the main political parties contesting the ensuing Haryana assembly elections. But where will the money come from to upkeep the same after coming into power here? There should be some constitutional provisions to honour all such vote centric commitments. The Hon’ble SC may kindly like to take suo motu note thereof.
A sort of rat race, making several all-alluring pre-poll promises, seems to be going between the main political parties contesting the ensuing Haryana assembly elections. But where will the money come from to upkeep the same after coming into power here? There should be some constitutional provisions to honour all such vote centric commitments. The Hon’ble SC may kindly like to take suo motu note thereof.