On Tuesday, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi addressed a public rally in poll-bound state Madhya Pradesh. He was in Shahdol. While addressing the rally, he attacked the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) by raising the issues of farmers and cases of alleged farmers’ suicide in the state.
Rahul Gandhi also made some significant promises including Gas Cylinder in Rs 500, 100 unit free electricity, Rs 1500 per month for women and Rs 4000 per standard bag for Tendu leaf collectors.
मध्य प्रदेश से कांग्रेस का वादा 👇
🔹500 रुपए में रसोई गैस सिलेंडर
🔹100 यूनिट बिजली मुफ्त
🔹महिलाओं को 1500 रुपए महीना
🔹तेंदू पत्ता संग्राहकों को 4000 रुपए प्रति मानक बोरा मजदूरी pic.twitter.com/8eZZ0iqMr9— Congress (@INCIndia) October 10, 2023
Moreover, Rahul Gandhi also raised the issue of caste census and assured that Congress government will conduct caste-based census in the ruling states. “I had raised the issue of caste census in Parliament and we will get it done. We will put such pressure on BJP that they will have to conduct caste census. If they will not conduct caste census then step aside, we will do it,” he said.
“Chhattisgarh, Karnataka and Rajasthan governments have started work on caste based enumeration. As soon as our government comes to power in Madhya Pradesh, we will conduct caste based census here also,” he added.
Rahul Gandhi further alleged that the BJP government is insulting people from tribal community. He said: “When Modi government spends Rs 100, OBC category officers take a decision of Rs 5. In such a situation, how much money would the tribal officers be deciding? The answer will surprise you. Tribal officers decide only 10 paise out of 100 rupees. There cannot be a bigger insult to the tribal community than this.”
The Election Commission of India (ECI) has announced the schedule for the legislative assembly elections in all the five states including Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Mizoram and Telangana. Polling in Chhattisgarh will be finished in two phases, i.e., on November 7, 2023 and November 17, 2023, while all other states will observe polling on all seats in a single day. Counting of votes and declaration of results will take place on December 3 for all five states.
