- Tribal leader, one woman among 7 candidates fielded by Congress in Gujarat
- Rahul Gandhi was addressing a women’s rally in Maharashtra’s Dhule district
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DHULE, AHMEDABAD, MARCH 13
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday announced five “Mahila Nyay” guarantees, including Rs 1 lakh annually for the poor women and 50 per cent reservation in government jobs if his party is voted to power in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls.
LIVE: Shri @RahulGandhi resumes #BharatJodoNyayYatra from Arvi, Dhule, Maharashtra.https://t.co/aDRHwKM6su
— Gujarat Congress (@INCGujarat) March 13, 2024
Addressing a women’s rally in Maharashtra’s Dhule district as part of his ongoing ‘Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra’, Rahul Gandhi said Rs 1 lakh will be deposited annually into the bank accounts of poor women.
શ્રી ભરત મકવાણા જી ને અમદાવાદ પશ્ચિમ લોકસભાના ઉમેદવાર બનવા બદલ ખુબ ખુબ અભિનદન. pic.twitter.com/Ve8SxJCSRU
— Gujarat Congress (@INCGujarat) March 12, 2024
He also said that if voted to power at the Centre, the Congress government will give 50 per cent of reservations in government jobs for all women. Rahul Gandhi promised that the government’s share in the budget for ASHA (Accredited Social Health Activist) workers, and women working in anganwadis (government-run women and child care centres) and in mid-day meal schemes would be doubled.
શ્રી સિદ્ધાર્થ ચૌધરી જી ને બારડોલી લોકસભાના ઉમેદવાર બનવા બદલ ખુબ ખુબ અભિનદન pic.twitter.com/vIVBNHfijl
— Gujarat Congress (@INCGujarat) March 12, 2024
He also said that a nodal officer would be appointed to educate women about their rights and help in the fight for their cases, and that the Savitribai Phule hostels will be set up for women in every district of the country, Rahul Gandhi added.
શ્રી @LalitVasoya જી ને પોરબંદર લોકસભાના ઉમેદવાર બનવા બદલ ખુબ ખુબ અભિનદન pic.twitter.com/Vd2g5tKazp
— Gujarat Congress (@INCGujarat) March 12, 2024
શ્રી @AnantPatel1Mla જી ને વલસાડ લોકસભા ના ઉમેદવાર બનવા બદલ ખુબ ખુબ અભિનદન pic.twitter.com/kp7dGUpNxE
— Gujarat Congress (@INCGujarat) March 12, 2024
Rahul Gandhi said that Congress is talking about economic and social justice, and added that the only road to achieve this is to have a caste census. “Once we come to power, the Congress will carry out a caste census and an economic and financial survey across the country. It will be a revolutionary step…we will have the exact data of each caste and its representation in the population,” he said.
શ્રી @rohanrgupta જી ને અમદાવાદ પૂર્વ લોકસભા ના ઉમેદવાર બનવા બદલ ખુબ ખુબ અભિનદન pic.twitter.com/RCa2vlDRLg
— Gujarat Congress (@INCGujarat) March 12, 2024
He claimed that Rs 16 lakh crore of industrialists have been waived off, but not the debts of farmers and youth.
શ્રીમતી @GenibenThakor ને બનાસકાંઠા લોકસભા ના ઉમેદવાર બનવા બદલ ખુબ ખુબ અભિનદન pic.twitter.com/th1uxkoeJa
— Gujarat Congress (@INCGujarat) March 12, 2024
“The BJP weakened Acts like the Forest Rights Act or Land Acquisition Act. We will not only strengthen them but ensure that tribals’ claims are settled within one year,” he said.
શ્રી નીલેશભાઈ લાલનને કચ્છ લોકસભાના ઉમેદવાર બનવા બદલ ખુબ ખુબ અભિનદન pic.twitter.com/UELFqjIIH5
— Gujarat Congress (@INCGujarat) March 12, 2024
The BJP’s governments have wrongly rejected thousands of claims under the Forest Rights Act and denied the tribals access to the jungles, Rahul Gandhi alleged.
कांग्रेस अध्यक्ष श्री @kharge की अध्यक्षता में आयोजित CEC की बैठक में लोकसभा चुनाव, 2024 के लिए 43 लोकसभा सीटों पर कांग्रेस उम्मीदवारों की दूसरी लिस्ट जारी की गई। pic.twitter.com/DgTcEgnkO1
— Gujarat Congress (@INCGujarat) March 12, 2024
The ruling party uses the word `vanvasi’ (forest-dwellers) for the Adivasi or tribal population in India to deny the fact of their existence before the arrival of people of other races, the Congress leader said.
नारी शक्ति को मेरा प्रणाम!
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— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) March 13, 2024
“Adivasi’ means you are the original owners of this land, water and the forest. The word `vanvasi’ does not come with such inheritance. The BJP keeps calling you `vanvasi’ but destroys your forests and gives them to Adanis. Your share in the population is around eight per cent, but do you have any representation in major corporate houses or at senior management levels in these private companies? Out of 90 IAS officers who allocate the country’s budget, only one officer is tribal. Of every Rs 100 spent in the budget, the tribal officer can decide about the utilisation of only 10 paise,” he said.
Cong fields Tribal leader, one woman among 7 candidates in Gujarat
The Congress on Tuesday announced its second list of 43 candidates for the Lok Sabha polls. In Gujarat, the party has fielded seven candidates against the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). The list includes a mix of senior leaders and fresh faces.
Geniben Thakor, a two-time MLA from the Vaav constituency, has been fielded from the Banaskantha constituency.
Tribal leader and incumbent MLA Anant Patel has been fielded from the Valsad constituency, reserved for ST candidates.
Former MLA Lalit Vasoya has been fielded from the Porbandar constituency where he will contest against Union minister Mansukh Mandaviya, a two-time Rajya Sabha member.
Former MLA Bharat Makwana will contest from the Ahmedabad (west) seat which is reserved for SC candidates.
The party has fielded Rohan Gupta, the party’s national spokesperson, from the Ahmedabad East constituency. Gupta was earlier the chairperson of the social media department of the party.
“All the seven candidates have a strong bond with the party and will strongly fight the BJP candidates to win these seats,” said Manish Doshi, Gujarat Congress spokesperson.
Of the total 26 seats, Congress will field candidates for 24 seats in Gujarat, as it has allocated Bharuch and Bhavnagar Lok Sabha seats to the Aam Aadmi Party as per the pre-poll alliance.
Siddharth Chaudhary has been fielded on the ST seat of Bardoli.
Nishitbhai Lalan, president of the Youth Congress in Kutch, has been fielded for the Kutch Lok Sabha constituency.
