Congress to release Lok Sabha poll manifesto on 5 April; mega rallies in Jaipur, Hyderabad the next day

Congress will launch its "Ghar Ghar Guarantee" campaign on 3 April, under which its leaders will reach out to 8 crore households.

ByPTI

Published Apr 01, 2024 | 10:31 PMUpdatedApr 01, 2024 | 10:31 PM

File photo of a Congress rally

Congress will release its manifesto for the Lok Sabha elections in New Delhi on 5 April, with its top leaders addressing mega rallies in Jaipur and Hyderabad the next day.

“After vast deliberations with people from across the country, the Congress will be releasing its vision document, the Manifesto, on 5th April at AICC HQ. Subsequently, we will hold two Mega Rallies on 6th April – in Jaipur and Hyderabad! [sic]” AICC general secretary KC Venugopal said in a post on X (formerly Twitter).

In Jaipur, he said, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, Congress parliamentary party chairperson Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi, and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra would release the manifesto and address mega rallies.

“Rahul ji will also be addressing the Manifesto launch mega rally in Hyderabad! Our focus has always been on giving the country a welfare oriented, pro-development vision and that will be presented to the people for this election as well! [sic],” Venugopal also said.

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Manifesto and campaign

The party’s election manifesto will focus on “Paanch Nyay” or five pillars of justice, including “Yuva Nyay”, “Naari Nyay”, “Kisaan Nyay”, “Shramik Nyay”, and “Hissedari Nyay” as well as the guarantees made by it to the people as part of its poll promises for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.

Congress will launch its “Ghar Ghar Guarantee” campaign on 3 April, under which the party leaders will reach out to more than eight crore households across the country.

The campaign will focus more on social media and television and less on print and outdoor campaigning, the sources said.

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