
Loan Waiver, Cheaper Gas: Rahul Gandhi's Promises Ahead Of Gujarat Polls
NDTV
He promised the creation of 10 lakh jobs, building 3,000 English medium schools, free education for girls and Rs 5 per litre subsidy to milk producers.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday promised loan waiver of up to Rs 3 lakh to farmers of Gujarat, LPG cylinder at Rs 500 instead of Rs 1,000, free electricity to farmers and up to 300 units of free power to general consumers if his party comes to power in the state.
Addressing the Congress's booth-level workers at the 'Parivartan Sankalp Rally' at the Sabarmati riverfront in Ahmedabad, Mr Gandhi made a host of promises to the people of Gujarat, where the Assembly polls are due later this year.
He promised the creation of 10 lakh new jobs, building 3,000 English medium schools, free education for girls and Rs 5 per litre subsidy to milk producers.
He said the Congress will focus on employment in Gujarat and will provide jobs to 10 lakh youth.