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Friday, September 5, 2025
TopicCongress manifesto

Topic: Congress manifesto

Populist promises in Congress & BJP manifestos for Haryana polls threaten to strain state’s budget

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.

‘Kursi-bachao’ budget of Modi govt ‘copied’ ideas from our Lok Sabha manifesto, says Congress

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.

Negative campaigns by BJP, Congress aren’t just bad for democracy. It hurts Dalits, Muslims

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.

BJP needs to be Bengalified. Go beyond rosogolla, eat pantabhaat, know what’s hodol kutkut

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'.

Priyanka Gandhi compares Modi to ‘shaadi wale uncleji’ — ‘PM using his position to say stupid things’

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?'

Congress can’t deny Modi’s charge of Muslim quota. Karnataka & 2009 manifesto are proof

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.

Every time the Congress thinks it has a ‘revolutionary’ idea, it shoots its own foot

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.

Mallikarjun Kharge writes to PM Modi, seeks time to explain Congress’ Nyay Patra

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.

‘Loot zindagi ke baad bhi’ — Modi hits out at Congress leader Sam Pitroda over ‘inheritance tax’ remark

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.

‘Deshbhakts scared of X-ray of caste census’: Rahul Gandhi attacks PM Modi, BJP

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.'

On Camera

Give Trump a Nobel already. He has united Modi, Xi and Putin

Both India and the US should realise that whether it is trade or security, strategy or diplomacy, relationships cannot be one-sided.

GST 2.0: India streamlines indirect tax regime amid Trump tariffs & what it means for consumers

Goods and Services Tax Council paves way for a broad two-slab structure of 5% and 18% with a demerit rate of 40% for super luxury and 'sin' goods.

HAL team to visit US this month for talks on joint production of GE 414 engines

The engines are meant for Tejas Mk 2 and the first tranche of Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA).

For Indian Mercedes, Asim Munir’s dumper truck in mirror is closer than it appears

From Munir’s point of view, a few bumps here and there is par for the course. He isn’t going to drive his dumper truck to its doom. He wants to use it as a weapon.