Rahul Gandhi: BJP, RSS want to change Constitution, polls aimed at saving it
Updated On: 07 May, 2024 12:42 PM IST | mid-day online correspondent
Caste census, 50 percent reservation cap slash and employment guarantee reiterated Gandhi while slamming the BJP and RSS.
Rahul Gandhi
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday said the ongoing Lok Sabha election is aimed at saving the country's Constitution, reported news agency PTI.
He claimed that the BJP and RSS want to change the constitution while addressing a public meeting at Jobat town in Alirajpur district under the Ratlam-Jhabua Lok Sabha seat in Madhya Pradesh.
According to the report, the tribal-dominated Ratlam-Jhabua seat is scheduled to go to polls in the 4th phase on May 13.
Further, Gandhi said the Congress government will ensure the 50 per cent cap on reservation is removed in the interest of the people.
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"This election is being held to save the country's Constitution. The BJP and RSS want to change it, but the Congress and the (opposition) INDIA alliance are trying to save it," said Gandhi.
The former Congress president again vouched for a caste census, claiming it will reveal everything about the status of people and change the direction of politics in the country, per the PTI report.
Gandhi said the Congress government will launch the 'Pehli Naukri Pakki' scheme to ensure the youth get one-year apprenticeship in companies and a job after that. The scheme claims that during the training period, the youth will get an allowance of Rs 8,500 per month which amounts to Rs 1 lakh in a year.
Gandhi also said that once his party comes to power, it will start transferring Rs 8,500 per month into the accounts of women to make them "lakhpati", the report further stated.
The Congress has fielded former Union minister Kantilal Bhuria against BJP's Anita Nagar Chauhan.
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