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Kaam, Daam, Shaan, Sushashan, Swabhimaan, Samman: Congress Manifesto

A separate Kisan Budget !

Congress will cause to be investigated several deals entered into by the BJP Government in the last 5 years and, in particular, the Rafale deal: Congress Manifesto

We will introduce the requirement of public con- sultation before a Bill is introduced in Parliament: Congress Manifesto

Congress promises to pass an Anti-Discrimination Law to prohibit discrimination on the basis of religion, caste, gender or language in the supply of goods and services that are made available to the public in general such as housing, hostels,
hotels, clubs, etc:Congress Manifesto

Congress will give Special Category status to Andhra Pradesh as promised by Dr. Manmohan Singh on 20 February 2014 in the Rajya Sabha: Congress Manifesto

Congress promises full statehood to Puducherry.
Congress promises to amend the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi Act, 1991
to make it clear that the LG shall act on the aid and advice of the Council of Ministers except in matters concerning the 3 reserved subjects

Congress will introduce a Bill to amend the Constitution to establish a Court of Appeal between the HC and the SC, to hear appeals from judgments and orders of High Courts. The Court of Appeal will sit in multiple Benches of 3 judges each in 6 locations: Manifesto

Omit Section 499 of the Indian Penal Code and make ‘defamation’ a civil offence;
Omit Section 124A of the Indian Penal Code (that defines the offence of ‘sedition’) that has been misused and, in any event, has become redundant because of subsequent laws: Congress Manifesto

We will scrap the opaque Electoral Bond Scheme that was designed to favour the ruling party: Congress Manifesto

Congress will pass a Model Police Act, provisions will be made in that to
Cause investigations into cases of communal riots, lynchings and gang rapes by a special wing of the State police under the direct command of the State Headquarters of the police: Congress Manifesto

Congress will pass a law to curb monopolies in the media, cross-ownership of different segments of the media and control of the media by other business organisations. Congress will refer cases of suspected monopolies to the Competition Commission of India: Congress Manifesto

We promises to amend the PCI Act to strengthen the system of self-regulation, protect the freedom of journalists, uphold editorial independence and guard against government interference: Congress Manifesto

We promise to pass the Constitution Bill to provide for reservation of
33 % of seats n the LS & State Legislative Assemblies n the first session of the 17th LS & n the RS.
We will amend the Service Rules to reserve for women 33 % of appointments to posts n Central Govt: Congress

Congress has long held the view that dialogue is the only way to understand the aspirations of the people of the 3 regions of Jammu & Kashmir and find an honourable solution to their issues. We will take that path: Congress Manifesto

Congress promises to review the deployment of armed forces, move more troops to the border to stop infiltration completely, reduce the presence of the Army and CAPFs in the Kashmir Valley, and entrust more responsibility to the J&K police for maintaining law and order

BJP’s Make in India vs Congress’s Make For the World 😊