West Bengal Assembly polls: Congress releases manifesto, promises to bring back ‘glorious’ BC Roy days

Kolkata: The Congress on Monday launched its manifesto for West Bengal meeting polls, stressing that it desires to restore the glory that the state loved within the Fifties and 60s underneath the then chief minister, Bidhan Chandra Roy, extensively thought to be the architect of contemporary Bengal.

The Congress, which has cast an alliance with the Left Front and the newly fashioned Indian Secular Front (ISF) for the meeting elections, stated within the doc that it doesn’t imagine in “politics of freebies”, however would guarantee healthful growth of West Bengal.

Maintaining that Bengal had progressed effectively throughout the tenure of BC Roy, who introduced a number of heavy industries to the state, WBPCC president Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury stated the get together has highlighted eight points that it needs to handle, if voted to energy.

The Congress, if allowed to type authorities, will prioritise the state’s legislation and order scenario, girls’s security, social safety, industrialisation and job creation.

The manifesto additionally promised to take steps for farmers’ growth, which embrace at the very least 20 per cent subsidy on the electrical energy that can be used for irrigation.

The get together gave assurance that it might power schooling and well being infrastructure, protect the state’s tradition, heritage and artwork, and supply clear consuming water to each family within the state.

“People should not make the mistake of choosing the TMC or the BJP, claiming that they are two flowers of the same stem. We have framed a new slogan — ‘Extend your hand, save Bengal. We are the only party that could work for the betterment of the state’s future,” the Congress chief stated.

Admitting that a number of Congress activists have objected to the selection of candidates, Chowdhury stated the grand previous get together, nevertheless, had to put up with “little hassle” as in contrast to the TMC or the BJP.

“The protests show that many people are interested in representing the Congress, which is nothing but a very healthy sign. Seats in our quota are limited, and that is the reason (we could not please all)…”

The Congress is contesting from 90-odd constituencies, as a part of the alliance stitched for meeting polls, which can be held in eight phases for the 294-member House.