The Indian National Congress on April 2 released its manifesto for the upcomin Lok Sabha polls. Congress promised that it would bring petrol and diesel under the ambit of the goods and services tax within a time span of two years, if comes to power. Besides, the Congress party has reiterated its promise to introduce 33 per cent reservation for women in government jobs. The manifesto was released by party president Rahul Gandhi, former prime minister Manmohan Singh, UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi and senior leader P Chidambaram among others. For farmers, Congress promised to put them on the path from "Karz Maafi" (loan waiver), to "Karz Mukti" (freedom from loans).

Source: dna April 02, 2019 09:00 UTC