Congress leader Rahul Gandhi
Political parties have entered the field in full force for the assembly elections in Maharashtra. To influence voters, the ruling party and the opposition make various types of promises. Meanwhile, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi made three big promises on Friday. He said Mahavikas Aghadi will take historic steps for the farmers of Maharashtra.
He said that firstly an MSP of 7,000 per quintal and bonus for soybean will be established, a committee will be set up to decide the appropriate price for soybean and the appropriate MSP for cotton will also be established. He said that since the last three elections, the BJP has promised an MSP of Rs 6,000 for soybean, but even today farmers are forced to sell the soybean grown with their blood and sweat for Rs 3,000-4,000. Mahavikas Aghadi will provide our food suppliers with their rights, fruits of their hard work and justice.
Mahavikas Aghadi is going to take historic steps for the farmers of Maharashtra.
– ₹7,000/quintal MSP + bonus for soybean – Committee to decide fair price for onion – Fair MSP for cotton too
During the last three elections, the BJP has promised an MSP of Rs 6,000 for soybean, but today
—Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) November 15, 2024
Three great promises of Mahavikas Aghadi
- Rs 7,000 per quintal MSP and bonus for soybean
- Committee will decide fair price for onion
- MSP also suitable for cotton
The ruling party and the opposition have already released manifestos on the Maharashtra Assembly elections. Congress has made many big promises in this election. Talking about the five big promises of Mahavikas Aghadi, it includes the promise of equality, relief and prosperity for farmers, Mahalaxmi Yojana, family protection and financial assistance of Rs 4,000 per month for unemployed youth.
These great promises have been made by Mahavikas Aghadi
Mahavikas Aghadi’s equality promise includes a caste census and efforts to remove the 50 per cent reservation limit. At the same time, the promises made for the relief and prosperity of farmers include waiver of agricultural loans of up to Rs 3 lakh and an incentive amount of Rs 50 lakh for regular loan repayment.
3,000 thousand per month to women, 4 thousand to unemployed young people
As far as Mahalakshmi Yojana is concerned, MVA has promised Rs 3,000 a month to women and free bus rides to women and girls if they come to power. At the same time, under the promise of family protection, in addition to the medical insurance of Rs 25 lakh for each family, patients will also receive free medicines. The latest promise is for the youth and it has been said that if the MVA government is formed in Maharashtra, the unemployed youth of the state will get Rs 4,000 per month.
