Congress to release election manifesto today
Chandigarh: Congress will release its poll manifesto here on Friday and it will focus on addressing the issued being faced by the state''s farmers, poor, women and youngsters, party sources said. Convener of the Manifesto Committee Aftab Ahmed said the party will come out with schemes for all sections of the socieity as well. He said before preparing the manifesto, the party took feedback and views from a cross-section of people from the society. "We have tried to include everybody''s aspirations and this will reflect in our manifesto. We will also come out with women-centric schemes," he said. Haryana Congress chief Kumari Selja had recently said that the Congress will announce a loan waiver for the poor and farmers in the state if voted to power. The state Congress chief had said the loan waiver promise would be part of the manifesto for the October 21 Haryana assembly polls.
SAD to support independent candidates in Ambala city, Ambala Cantt
Chandigarh: SAD on Thursday announced to support the independent candidates — Ch Nirmal Singh and Chitra Sarwara from Ambala City and Ambala Cantonment respectively. SAD’s Haryana unit in-charge Balwinder Singh Bhundur urged the SAD cadre to wholeheartedly support the candidature of Ch Nirmal Singh and his daughter Chitra Sarwara who were contesting as independent candidates. “I urge all SAD workers to work for the victory of the two candidates,” he added. Meanwhile, Bhundur said that SAD had an alliance with the Indian national Lok Dal (INLD) for Haryana assembly elections and was contesting three seats of Kalanwali, Ratia and Cheeka as part of this alliance.
Cong 's IT cell will expose BJP’s fake news, says Kumari Selja
Gurugram: Congress chief Kumari Selja on Thursday alleged that BJP came into power five years ago by spreading lies on social media and is again making hollow claims of development. The Congress IT cell will leave no stone unturned to expose the BJP's false claims of development in five years, she said. The Congress leader alleged that the Manohar Lal Khattar led government has done nothing on the ground in five years but again involved in spreading fake news of development through social media.
Yogendra hits at Khattar led govt on privatisation of education
Chandigarh: Swaraj India president Yogendra Yadav on Thurasday said the Manohar Lal Khattar -led government has speeded the process of the privatisation of education in the State. By doing this, the government has played with the future of children, he said, adding that according to the government's own data, 146 government schools were closed and only 19 new government schools were opened during the tenure of this government. During this period, 483 new private schools opened.