Will give 10 kg free ration to poor if INDIA bloc comes to power: Kharge
He referred to the BJP government scheme providing 5 kg of ration to the poor every month and said, "The Congress brought the Food Security Act, you did nothing."
If the INDIA alliance is voted to power, it will give 10 kg of free ration to the poor, Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge announced on Wednesday (May 15).
The announcement comes after four phases of the Lok Sabha elections
The 10 kg quantity promised by Kharge will be double the free rations provided to the poor by the Narendra Modi government.
He referred to the BJP government scheme providing five kilograms of ration to the poor every month and said, "The Congress brought the Food Security Act, you did nothing."
"You are giving five kg, if INDIA bloc government is formed, we will give 10 kg of ration to the poor," Kharge said, addressing a joint press conference here with Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav.
"I am saying this with guarantee because we have already done it in states, including Telangana and Karnataka," he added.
In a campaign speech recently, Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra had pitched for more employment opportunities for youngsters, saying the Modi government's scheme to provide free ration to the poor every month was not a solution.
"This will not build your future, this won't make you self-reliant," she had said.
BJP leaders, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, list the government's free ration scheme in every political rally. The party has even mentioned in its manifesto that it will continue the scheme till 2029 after coming to power.
Yadav has also promised in several of his rallies that the quality of ration distributed to the poor will be improved if the INDIA bloc comes to power.
(With agency inputs)