Mandla, October 13: All India Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra announced the ‘Read and Teach’ scheme for school students in Mandla, Madhya Pradesh, in which school students will be given Rs 500 to 1,500 per month.
Priyanka Gandhi Vadra promised the people of Madhya Pradesh and announced that if Congress comes to power in the state, our government will bring the ‘Padho Aur Padhao’ scheme for the school students here. Under this scheme, children from class 1st to 12th will be given free education. Along with this, under this scheme, Rs 500 will be given every month to children from classes 1st to 8th. Rs 1000 per month will be given to the children of the 9th and 10th classes and Rs 1500 per month will be given to the children of the 11th and 12th classes.
In Mandla, a tribal-dominated district, Priyanka Gandhi, referring to her grandmother Indira Gandhi, said that Indira Ji got you leases. His feeling behind getting the lease was that you should get your land, your respect, and your rights. Priyanka Gandhi said that the property which belongs to the country, to the state, to your district, should go into your hands. You should get its power. We want you to become strong and it has been the tradition and principle of the Congress Party that the property should go to the one who belongs to him. Priyanka Gandhi also held a bow in her hands to awaken the self-respect of the tribals here.
He further gave a guarantee on behalf of the Congress Party that if the Congress government came to power in the state, then the loans of the farmers would be waived off, electricity up to 100 units would be made free and electricity would be charged half for 200 units. They will give gas cylinders for Rs 500, implement old pensions, give Rs 1500 per month to the women of the state, provide free electricity up to five horsepower to farmers, conduct a caste-based census, and make 27 percent reservations for other backward classes.
Speaking about the Sixth Schedule, Priyanka Gandhi said that the Sixth Schedule will be implemented in areas where there are more than 50 percent tribals. The backlog posts of Scheduled Tribes and Scheduled Castes will be filled immediately and the amount received by cities and villages under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana will be equalized.
All India Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra told the people of Mandla, Madhya Pradesh that it is the job of the government to give you your power and rights. We gave you the Forest Rights Act. We gave you rights over water, forest, and land. To stop migration, we gave you rural employment through MNREGA. Further targeting the BJP government, he said that whatever rights we had given you, the BJP government has snatched them away from you. BJP took away the leases and lands from you and took away the rights of the Sarpanches.
Referring to the situation in the state, Priyanka Gandhi said that ever since the BJP government came to power in Madhya Pradesh, a maximum of 1.5 lakh women have gone missing in the entire country. There are 17 rapes every day, the incident in Ujjain is in front. Cases of atrocities on tribals are increasing. During the time of the BJP government, cases of inflation and atrocities are increasing and they are not providing employment. Due to this migration is increasing.
While talking about the works of the Chhattisgarh government, Priyanka promised that tendu leaves would be given at the rate of Rs 4,000 per bag. Accusing the present state government of being corrupt, he said that more than 250 scams took place in 225 months under the BJP government. Scam in Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan, Scam in Mid Day Meal, Nutrition scam, Scholarship scam, Scam in Mahakal, Many leagues were killed in Vyapam, Murthy scam, Maa Narmada scam, etc. Mandla Jabalpur Road has been built for 10 years, but it is not ready yet. The situation is such that the road has become 2 lanes from 4 lanes. Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari has also apologized for the poor condition of the road here.
Further, taking a dig at the BJP government, he said that after doing all this, are you not tired yet? And requested the people to now elect a government that will work.
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