In India, the Congress party, the main opponent of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), is launching its electoral campaign. On Friday April 5, he revealed the measures he would take if he were brought to power after the elections on June 4. The stated objective is to repair the damage of the Modi era on democracy and the economy in India.
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With our correspondent in New Delhi, Como Bastin
Top Congress leaders were gathered at the party headquarters in New Delhi, for this important moment of the campaign. Karti Chidambaram, a famous MP, presented the philosophy of this program to journalists. “ After the re-election of Narendra Modi, we predicted that freedoms would be restricted, the most fragile abandoned, that Parliament would be gagged and that our country would become an autocracy. Unfortunately, that’s what happened. Today we are proposing strong measures to repair the damage of the last ten years “, launched Karti Chidambran.
The Congress party proposes a set of safeguards to preserve the country’s democratic institutions, such as prohibiting elected officials from changing parties under penalty of losing their nomination, a frequent practice in India and which encourages corruption. Investigations into various cases where the Modi government is suspected of corruption will also be conducted.
Here is the final manifesto approved by the Congress Working Committee and the Congress President.
The broad theme of the manifesto is justice. Every aspect of justice has been threatened, weakened, diminished and in some cases, denied in the last ten years.
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— Congress (@INCIndia) April 5, 2024
Narendra Modi still seen as the big favorite in the elections
The program also includes other economic measures to combat unemployment, a major concern for Indians during these elections. Societal measures such as the recognition of a union between LGBT+ people and the abolition of restrictions on marriage or food, considered repressive, will also be discussed.
Narendra Modi is still seen as the big favorite in the elections. And his party, the Bharatiya Janata Party, campaigned on its record in infrastructure development, support for the poor and India’s stature on the international stage.
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