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It will be a fiscal- guarantees that 20 per cent # % & ' # !( ! # ' annually as a minimum ly prudent scheme,” Rahul said poorest families will be given ) & *) && & + & income. Accusing the Prime 72,000 per year. Making the announcement Terming it to be a “final each annually,” Rahul said soon Minister of giving money to the “Remember that in unanimous decision, the party According to a senior party at a Press conference post the assault” to eradicate poverty in after starting social media cam- rich and not the poor, Rahul Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh $ ! insiders said alliance between leader, Maken strongly sup- Congress Working Committee the country, Rahul described paign #NyayForIndia. alleged the poor have suffered and Rajasthan, I had promised the Congress and the AAP will ported an alliance with AAP meeting, the Congress chief the manifesto as a “historic” The CWC had met at the in the last five years and “We that in 10 days farmers will be take place irrespective of the saying the Congress would not said, “The time for change has and “groundbreaking” mea- AICC headquarters to discuss are going to provide justice to given a loan waiver. I am inherent difference between be able to win any seat in Delhi come. This will be a ‘final sure to end poverty. “Five crore and give final shape to the them”. “If Narendra Modi can promising you today that jus- their ideologies. on its own. assault’ to eradicate poverty in families and 25 crore people party’s manifesto. The Congress give money to the rich people tice will be done. Scheme will Finally the leaders left it on Reacting to Maken’s rea- the country.” will directly benefit from the chief said the party has studied in the country, then Congress be on a phase basis. First a pilot $# % on the Congress president to soning, Rahul asked him what The party manifesto is scheme. The final assault on the fiscal implications of the can give the poor this money,” project will be run then scheme $ 1)2)(3 take the final call on pre-poll the party under his stewardship being framed by a committee poverty has begun. We will scheme and has consulted he said. will run,” he said. He claimed alliance with the AAP in Delhi. has done in the last four-and- headed by former Finance and wipe out poverty from the renowned economists and “Narendra Modi is creating that everyday your money is enior leaders of the Delhi Meanwhile, the sources a-half-year if it cannot contest Home Minister P country. I promise that there experts before finalising it. two Indias in the country and being taken away and “we will SCongress, including its said six leaders in the party — on its own. Chidambaram. will be justice for the poor. The “This is a historic scheme we will not allow it, there will show you what is happening. Delhi unit president Sheila Sheila, three working presi- According to a senior party Citing the examples of Congress guarantees that 20 which has not happened any- be only one India,” he said. We have been studying this for Dikshit, discussed the possi- dents Devender Yadav, Rajesh leader present in the meeting, farmers’ loan waiver schemes in per cent families belonging to where in the world. It is an Asked where the money the last 4-5 months”. bility of an alliance with the Lilothia, Haroon Yusuf, and Chacko handed over signed let- three States — Rajasthan, poorest of the poor category in extremely powerful, ground- will come from and whether it The working committee, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in former Delhi Congress presi- ters of 12 district Congress Chhattisgarh and Madhya India will be given 72,000 breaking and well-thought will affect the economy, Rahul which is the party’s highest Delhi with party president dents JP Agarwal and Tajdar presidents, leaders of the party Pradesh — the Gandhi scion decision-making body, will Rahul Gandhi and other senior Babar — are opposed to the and party councillors in all said if the party is voted to give a final go-ahead to the leaders on Monday. The meet- alliance, while former Delhi three municipal corporations, power the Congress will iden- manifesto. ing has gained importance in presidents Ajay Maken, to buttress the demand for tify such families who live R! R The meeting was chaired the light of the Congress and Subhash Chopra and Arvinder alliance with the AAP. below the poverty mark and by Rahul and attended by for- the AAP finally agreeing to Singh Lovely are in the favour The AAP has been dan- help them to live decent life. He mer PM Manmohan Singh, form an alliance to prevent the of a pre-poll alliance with the gling olive branch to the said the scheme is part of the Priyanka Gandhi, Ahmed Patel, BJP from retaining all the AAP. Congress general secre- Congress for an alliance in the party’s plan to ensure mini- Ghulam Nabi Azad, seven Lok Sabha seats in Delhi. tary and Delhi incharge PC Lok Sabha polls Delhi to stop mum income guarantee to " Mallikarjun Kharge, and AK Though the much awaited Chacko has backed Lovely, the BJP from certain victory on every person in the country. Antony. meeting ended without an Maken and Chopra contention. all seven seats. % &' ! !" # ! ( R ! "# 1)2)(3 )"R # $! % nion Finance Minister 1)2)(3 Mathura. She is the biggest UArun Jaitley on Monday 40'351)2)(3" superstar and the Congress described as “fraud “ and hum- day after famous has stooped to such a low. This bug Rahul Gandhi’s announce- iving up chairmanship AHaryanavi singer and was not expected from ! $ ment to provide 72, 000 year- Gafter more than 26 years, dancer Sapna Chaudhary Priyanka,” Tiwari said. ! ly to the 20 per cent of the embattled Jet Airways’ founder claimed that she has not joined His reaction came after poorest of the poor in the Naresh Goyal on Monday quit the Congress, Delhi BJP pres- Sapna was seen with him in &&' ( # country saying the poor are ! " as a board member, with the ident Manoj Tiwari met her pictures on the social media. '# receiving one and half times lenders taking control of the and said he will be happy if she When asked about the pos- )$ L more in the Modi-regime. cockpit and deciding to infuse campaigns for the BJP in the sibilities of Sapna joining the " People won’t be taken in by which opposed the Modi jayegi, sadhano se jayegi,” s ai d 1,500 crore immediately into Lok Sabha elections. Sapna’s BJP, Tiwari replied, “Only time ! + M% “chhal kapat” of the Congress, Government’s Direct Benefit the BJP leader. the ailing airline. much hyped news of joining will tell.” said Jaitley. Transfer (DBT) is now saying Meanwhile, Niti Aayog Struggling to stay afloat the Congress was circulated Earlier, Sapna said she is P Niti Aayog Vice-Chairman it would use the same in pro- Vice-Chairman Rajiv Kumar amid a debt burden of over the board has approved imme- with her pictures with Priyanka not harbouring any dream to # Rajiv Kumar and the Economic viding money to poor and on Monday said Rahul 8,000 crore, the board of the diate fund infusion of up to Gandhi Vadra. join the Congress at all. And if ! # --. Advisory Council to the Prime without any financial burden. Gandhi’s promise of provid- country’s first private full ser- 1,500 crore by lenders as well Tiwari accused the she is ever interested in joining ./$ Minister (EAC-PM) too criti- This is jugglery, he said. The ing 72,000 annually to five vice carrier also approved con- as conversion of debt into Congress of using the Haryana a political party, she herself will # cised the pre-poll announce- Finance Minister said the Modi crore families will create version of banks’ debt into equity. performer’s picture without announce it. She claimed that 0 " ment by Rahul. Government was already pro- strong incentives against work equity and induction of nom- Naresh Goyal, his wife her consent. “The Congress has she never signed any member- % Addressing a Press confer- viding 5.34 lakh crore to poor. and bust fiscal discipline. inee directors of the lenders, Anita Goyal and Etihad used her old pictures to spread ship form of the Congress and + " ence here, Jaitley said the “We are giving much more to “True to its past record of who would become majority Airways’ nominee director the rumour that she has joined cleared that the photograph & ! Congress regimes have poor and the total amount promising the moon to win stakeholders. Kevin Knight have quit the the party and will contest from with Priyanka was an old one.

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