NEW DELHI: In a significant pledge to the residents of Delhi, the Congress party on Thursday announced a comprehensive package of welfare measures. This promise was made public by Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy during a press conference held here.
The party promised to provide a gas cylinder for Rs 500, a free ration kit, and 300 units of electricity for free to every resident if voted to power.
Addressing a press conference, Reddy announced the guarantees, urged Delhi voters to choose Congress in the upcoming elections, and promised to implement five key guarantees.
Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee president Devender Yadav said nearly 17 lakh families in Delhi will benefit from the Rs 500 LPG cylinder every month.
A monthly ration kit containing 5 kg rice, 2 kg sugar, 1 litre cooking oil, 6 kg pulses and 250 gm tea will also be given free to all the poor, said Yadav, hoping that this will help women focus on educating their kids rather than worrying about arranging ration.
Reddy also slammed Modi and Kejriwal for doing nothing to improve the living conditions of the residents in the national capital despite being in power three times.
“Their names are different but their actions are the same - lying... what have they done for Delhi? Today, Delhi is not suitable for living. I request the people of Delhi in this election to make Congress win,” he said.
The latest announcement comes at the back of a slew of such promises made by the party in the past few days. Last week, Congress unveiled ‘Yuva Udaan Yojana’, promising to give a monthly stipend of Rs 8,500 to educated unemployed youth in Delhi for one year.
On January 8, it announced ‘Jeevan Raksha Yojana’, pledging to provide Rs 25 lakh health cover and two days before that, the party unveiled the ‘Pyari Didi’ scheme, assuring to provide Rs 2,500 to eligible women if voted to power.