The Congress on Saturday released its manifesto for the Himachal assembly polls with a promise of free electricity for up to 300 units and 10 guarantees of Congress include the implementation of the Old Pension Scheme, 1 lakh government jobs, as many as 5 lakh jobs for youth, Rs 680 crore Start-up fund for the youth and Rs 1,500 per month to the women.
The elections in the state are slated to be held on November 12 and votes will be counted on December 8.
The Congress released its manifesto for the upcoming elections in Himachal Pradesh, in the presence of its senior observer Bhupesh Baghel.
The Himachal Pradesh election manifesto of the Congress also assured the people of the state of four English-medium schools in each assembly, mobile clinics for free treatment in each village, the cost price of cow dung at Rs 2 per kilogram, purchase of 10 liters of milk from animal keepers, and the farm owners will be given the liberty to decide the price for their farm produce.
In its manifesto, Congress has made promises to the people of Himachal and asserted that they will bring a change to the lives of farmers here the way they have done in Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh.
Court sends Shiv Sena (Taksali) leader Sudhir Suri murder accused to 7-day police remand
Amritsar: A city court here sent the main accused in the murder case of Shiv Sena (Taksali) leader Sudhir Suri to seven-day police remand on Saturday. The accused, Sandeep Singh, 31, was presented before the court amid tight security. Suri was shot dead in broad daylight on Friday while taking part in a protest. He was protesting against the management of Gopal Mandir on Majitha Road -- one of the busiest places in the city -- after some broken idols of Hindu deities were allegedly found on the roadside, which he termed an act of sacrilege. Singh was arrested and the .32 bore licensed weapon used in the commission of the crime was seized. He owns a garment shop near the protest site, according to police.
Capt Amarinder warns against return of 1980s; condemns AAP’s failure
Chandigarh: BJP leader and former Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh on Saturday warned against return of the dark era of 1980s in Punjab, saying the way things were unfolding in the state today, reminded of those days (1980s) and it was quite worrisome. He also condemned the complete failure on part of the Aam Aadmi Party government in the state which has not taken any action so far even after 24 hours of murder of the Shiv Sena leader Sudhir Suri in Amritsar on Friday. He said he was more concerned because the AAP government had neither shown any inclination nor any capability to handle such an alarming situation. “Once you let your weakness and shortcomings known, anti-national forces are bound to take advantage of that and that is what is precisely happening in Punjab now”, he said, while referring to increased activities of anti-national forces in Punjab after the AAP took over.