Rahul Gandhi announces survey on wealth redistribution in Congress manifesto
Hyderabad: Rahul Gandhi announced that if the Congress government comes to power, it will conduct financial and institutional surveys to determine the distribution of wealth. This will be followed by steps to redistribute wealth across the country.
He also promised to ensure representation of all communities in every sector. "We will first conduct a caste census to determine the exact population of backward classes, scheduled castes, scheduled tribes, minorities, and other castes. Subsequently, we will take a historic step to redistribute wealth in India. We will provide employment and welfare schemes based on the population of each caste," he stated.
Gandhi highlighted the disparity in representation, stating that backward classes, SCs, STs, minorities, and tribals constitute 90% of India's population but have negligible representation in government jobs and other sectors. He pointed out that out of the 90 IAS officers governing the country, only three are from backward classes, one is adivasi, and three are Dalits.
Gandhi further spoke on the need for equitable representation, stating that officials from backward classes are involved in only Rs 6 out of a total expenditure of Rs 100.
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Rickelton's ton in vain as SRH beat MI by 6 wickets
Mumbai (PTI): Ryan Rickelton's whirlwind unbeaten ton was overshadowed by Heinrich Klaasen's unbeaten 65 as Sunrisers Hyderabad defeated Mumbai Indians by six wickets in an IPL match here on Wednesday.
Chasing an imposing 244-run target, Travis Head (76 off 30) and Abhishek Sharma (45 off 24) shared 129 runs for the opening wicket to set the platform for SRH.
Klaasen (65 not out off 30 balls) then displayed his all-round hitting abilities to guide SRH home with the help of Nitish Kumar Reddy (21) and Salil Arora (30 not out off 10) in 18.4 overs.
Earlier, Rickelton's knock powered MI to 243 for five.
MI rode on a 93-run stand between Rickelton (123 not out off 55 balls) and Will Jacks (46 off 22) in 7.1 overs for the opening stand to power the side.
MI skipper Hardik Pandya scored a valuable 31 off 15 balls before being dismissed.
Praful Hinge (2/54), Eshan Malinga (1/29), Sakib Hasan (1/39) and Nitish Kumar Reddy (1/31) were the wicket-takers for SRH.
Brief Scores:
Mumbai Indian: 243 for 5 in 20 overs (Ryan Rickelton 123 not out; Praful Hinge 2/54).
Sunrisers Hyderabad: 249 for 4 in 18.4 overs (Travis Head 76, Heinrich Klaasen 65 not out; AM Ghazanfar 2/51).
