Rahul Gandhi pledges to resolve people's issues in Himachal, promises five lakh jobs, ₹1,500 to women

Assembly elections in Himachal Pradesh are slated later this year and the Congress is gearing up to wrest power from the BJP

Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi on August 31 said the party shall keep its promise of providing five lakh jobs to youths in Himachal Pradesh as also ₹1,500 per month to women and restore the pension scheme in the hill State if voted to power.

Mr. Gandhi, who is abroad along with her mother, took to social media to say that the Congress will take a pledge to resolve the problems of the people of Himachal Pradesh.

Assembly elections in the hill State are slated later this year and the Congress is gearing up to wrest power from the BJP. The party has brought out a "Sankalp patra" listing out its poll promises ahead of elections.

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"Congress pledge in Devbhoomi #HimachalKaSankalp. Old pension scheme restored. ₹1,500 per month to women. Free electricity up to 300 units. Five lakh jobs for youth. ₹680 crore start-up fund. Like Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh, we will keep our promises. Together we will take Himachal forward again," Mr. Gandhi said on Twitter.

In another post on Facebook, he said, "Resolving the problems of people of Himachal Pradesh is now the 'guarantee' of the Congress party."

"The Congress party always talks on the issues of public welfare and their development and in this 'guarantee card' also we have explored issues of the people of Himachal Pradesh by going from village to village, talked to local people and listened to their problems and have then prepared this 'Guarantee Card' while finding solutions.