Cong announces 3rd guarantee ahead of K'taka polls,to provide 10 kg free rice per head in BPL family
Bengaluru, Feb 24: With Assembly polls round the corner, the Congress in Karnataka on Friday announced its third "guarantee" of providing free 10 kg of rice per month to each BPL (Below Poverty Line) family member, under 'Anna Bhagya' scheme, to fulfil its commitment to eliminate hunger from the state.
The Congress has already announced two guarantees from the party if voted to power, which are 200 units of free electricity to every house under the "Gruha Jyoti Yojana", and Rs 2,000 to every women-led household under the 'Gruha Lakshmi' scheme.
State Congress President D K Shivakumar and Leader of Opposition Siddaramaiah announced the third guarantee of the party at a joint press conference here.
"We are happy to announce the Anna Bhagya guarantee of providing free 10 kg of rice per month to each member of BPL card holders in order to eliminate hunger from Karnataka," Shivakumar told reporters here.
Noting that 'Anna Bhagya Yojana' was an important scheme launched by the previous Congress party government led by Siddaramaiah to provide free food grains under the Food Security Act, which eventually benefited millions of families in the state, he said, "When the Congress government was in power, 7 kg used to be given, but the BJP government reduced the rations to 5 kg..."
"But this time the Congress government will give free 10 kg rice. This is our third guarantee," he added.
Siddaramaiah said as soon as the Congress party gets majority in the next election and comes to power, we will give free 10 kg of rice to every member of the poor family holding BPL card, in the state, under the Anna Bhagya Yojana.
"We have walked the talk earlier and in future too, we will stay committed to our word," he said.
The former CM further said, already Rs 4,000 to 5,000 crore is being spent on the free rice scheme, and increasing it to 10 kg may cost another Rs 4,000 to 5,000 crore.
ಹಸಿವು ಮುಕ್ತ ಕರ್ನಾಟಕಕ್ಕಾಗಿ ಕಾಂಗ್ರೆಸ್ ಈಗಾಗಲೇ ಬದ್ಧತೆಯನ್ನು ತೋರಿದೆ.
— Karnataka Congress (@INCKarnataka) February 24, 2023
ಮುಂದೆಯೂ ಆದ್ಯತೆಯ ಮೇರೆಗೆ ಹಸಿವು ನೀಗಿಸುವಲ್ಲಿ ದೃಢ ಹೆಜ್ಜೆ ಇಡುತ್ತೇವೆ.
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ಪ್ರತಿ ತಿಂಗಳು, ಬಿಪಿಎಲ್ ಕುಟುಂಬದ ಪ್ರತಿ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿಗೆ 10 ಕೆಜಿ ಅಕ್ಕಿಯನ್ನು ಉಚಿತವಾಗಿ ನೀಡುತ್ತೇವೆ.#CongressGuarantee pic.twitter.com/07Oo5GmWob
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RSS-BJP's main objective is to finish off Constitution: Rahul Gandhi
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New Delhi (PTI): Congress leader Rahul Gandhi launched a scathing attack on the RSS-BJP on Sunday, alleging their main objective is to finish off the Constitution because they don't want that everyone in India is considered an equal.
Gandhi made the remarks before flagging off the 'Run For Ambedkar, Run For Constitution' marathon here, ahead of Ambedkar's birth anniversary on April 14.
"Ambedkar ji's main message was that of the Constitution. Without the Constitution, what we call India would not have been there. Today, the people who are of the mindset of RSS-BJP want to finish off the Constitution. Whatever they say, their main objective is to erase the Constitution because they don't want that everyone in India is considered an equal," Gandhi said addressing the gathering before the start of the marathon from Mandi House.
"Whatever they (RSS-BJP) do, they even bow before Ambedkar ji's statue, but their objective is to finish off the Constitution. Our objective is to protect the Constitution and strengthen the Constitution," the Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha said.
"We want that the thought of the Constitution and its protection reaches every corner of the country and that is why we have organised this 'Run for Ambedkar, Run for Constitution'," Gandhi, dressed in a blue T-shirt, said.
Later, in a Facebook post, Gandhi said he flagged off the marathon organised by the Congress' SC Department from Mandi House.
"This run serves as a demonstration of our commitment to the ideals of Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar and to the Constitution of India," Gandhi said.
"Today, when constitutional values are under assault, we must unite and fight against every injustice and act of discrimination with the same resolve as Babasaheb. Jai Bhim, Jai Samvidhan, Jai Hind," he said in his post in Hindi.
The SC and OBC departments of the AICC celebrated the birth anniversary of Jyotiba Rao Phule with an event at Indira Bhawan in Lucknow on Saturday.
Ambedkar Jayanti, celebrated annually on April 14, marks the birth anniversary of BR Ambedkar, the chief architect of the Indian Constitution and a champion of social equality.
Former Indian cricket team captain and Telangana minister Mohammad Azharuddin also participated in the event to flag off the marathon.
Lauding the marathon initiative by the Congress, Azharuddin said, "I would like this campaign to happen all over India because 'Run for Ambedkar, Run for Constitution' is a very good initiative, it should be maintained and promoted further."
He called for unity in the country, asserting that the country can only progress with unity.
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