Congress Working Committee To Meet Today To Approve Lok Sabha Poll Manifesto | India News

Delhi: The Congress Working Committee (CWC) will meet on Tuesday to debate and finalise the social gathering’s manifesto for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. The central election committee (CEC) of the Congress, led by social gathering chief Mallikarjun Kharge, will convene on March 19 and 20 to pick out the candidates for the remaining phases of the seven-phase polls beginning on April 19. 

AICC General Secretary Jairam Ramesh mentioned that the Congress Working Committee (CWC), the social gathering’s apex decision-making physique, is slated to convene on March 19 to approve the draft manifesto which carries the 5 ‘ensures’ for justice. 

Congress’ ‘Five Nyay’ Concept 

According to PTI, Jairam Ramesh conveyed the social gathering’s stance on combating the elections primarily based on the idea of ‘5 nyay’ (justice) – ‘Bhagidari Nyay’, ‘Kisan Nyay’, ‘Nari Nyay’, ‘Shramik Nyay’, and ‘Yuva Nyay’. He talked about that there are 25 ensures, 5 for every ‘nyay’, which have already been introduced by Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and former president Rahul Gandhi. 

Ramesh additionally made a pointed comment, stating, “These are the guarantees by the Congress party and not by a single person,” in an obvious dig on the prime minister who has been claiming to offer “Modi ki guarantee,” as per PTI. 

This comes after the Congress Party’s launch of 82 candidates throughout two separate lists: the primary containing 39 candidates and the second comprising 43. Rahul Gandhi, Congress MP, will as soon as once more contest from Wayanad, a seat he gained in 2019. The seventeenth Lok Sabha is about to dissolve on June 16, 2024. The Election Commission introduced on Saturday that polling for Lok Sabha seats will happen in seven phases, ranging from April 19, with votes being counted on June 4.