+ ! < # % 5 ! % 5 5 )*+!) , -./0 -0"-"1 ,-$./& 0-#/( ('31()'$= '=3;(')'0/)>3 )/'1=0)'1))/('1 !"#!$%&'( )"'*! )"$)* +(*, ,*%"#,*#$, ;?$;//43;1 /')='1310'('1$) -.631)4/;6767@4'(3?3)/ %"*# *," ",*$ ( $ '( AB)) CA D' !) ' # # 1 # 2/1 23-45 -/ 6 Q #$$ # Q R 1)2)(3 orty-eight-year after Indira FGandhi came to power in 1971 on the ear-catching slogan #!%2 of “Garibi hatao”, her grandson " / Rahul Gandhi has reinvented 3 #+ %$! the same theme by announcing ! 67 #! ! his own version of “surgical” ! 3 #! 86"777 strike on poverty to revive the Congress fortune in the Lok %3 "! .# ! . Sabha elections. ! ! %2 As part of the Congress " $! manifesto for general elections, Congress chief Rahul Gandhi said 20 per cent families in through idea. We have con- claimed there is enough money poorest of the poor category sulted many economists on in India and the Congress will be given 72,000 each the scheme. 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. !"# P R 1)2)(3 much hyped news of joining the Congress was circulated day after famous with her pictures with Priyanka ! "# 1)2)(3 AHaryanavi singer and Gandhi Vadra. Tiwari accused # dancer Sapna Chaudhary the Congress of using the $! % nion Finance Minister 40'351)2)(3" claimed that she has not joined Haryana performer’s picture UArun Jaitley on Monday the Congress, Delhi BJP pres- without her consent. “The described as “fraud “ and hum- iving up chairmanship ident Manoj Tiwari met her Congress has used her old pic- bug Rahul Gandhi’s announce- Gafter more than 26 years, and said he will be happy if she tures to spread the rumour that ! $ ment to provide 72, 000 year- embattled Jet Airways’ founder campaigns for the BJP in the she has joined the party and ! ly to the 20 per cent of the Naresh Goyal on Monday quit Lok Sabha elections. Sapna’s will contest from Mathura. poorest of the poor in the as a board member, with the &&' ( # country saying the poor are $ % & lenders taking control of the '# receiving one and half times !" # cockpit and deciding to infuse )$ L more in the Modi-regime. 1,500 crore immediately into &'( )*$ " People won’t be taken in by which opposed the Modi the BJP leader. the ailing airline. crore by lenders as well as con- ! + M% “chhal kapat” of the Congress, Government’s Direct Benefit Meanwhile, Niti Aayog Struggling to stay afloat version of debt into equity. said Jaitley. Transfer (DBT) is now saying Vice-Chairman Rajiv Kumar amid a debt burden of over Naresh Goyal, his wife %% P Niti Aayog Vice-Chairman it would use the same in pro- on Monday said Rahul 8,000 crore, the board of the Anita Goyal and Etihad # Rajiv Kumar and the Economic viding money to poor and Gandhi’s promise of country’s first private full ser- Airways’ nominee director % & ! # --. Advisory Council to the Prime without any financial burden. providing 72,000 annually to vice carrier also approved con- Kevin Knight have quit the ./$ Minister (EAC-PM) too criti- This is jugglery, he said. The five crore families version of banks’ debt into board. Gulf carrier Etihad, a ' (# # cised the pre-poll announce- Finance Minister said the Modi will create strong incentives equity and induction of nom- strategic partner, holds 24 per 0 " ment by Rahul. Government was already pro- against work and bust fiscal dis- inee directors of the lenders, cent stake in Jet Airways while 040'1)2'/ to be held for five Lok Sabha % Addressing a Press confer- viding 5.34 lakh crore to poor. cipline. who would become majority Naresh Goyal has a sharehold- and 35 Assembly seats on April + " ence here, Jaitley said the “We are giving much more to “True to its past record of stakeholders. Expressing hap- ing of 51 per cent. total of 245 candidates 18, as many as & ! Congress regimes have poor and the total amount promising the moon to win piness over the lenders’ deci- Goyal’s stake would come Ahave filed nominations to 96 candidates have filed papers defrauded poor in the name of would exceed 7 lakh crore,” he elections, the Congress presi- sion, Finance Minister Arun down to 25 per cent while that contest elections from 28 for Assembly seats and 21 for $ % “Garibi Hatao” but only “redis- said. dent announced a scheme that Jaitley said India needs more of Etihad would reduce to 12 Assembly constituencies and 30 LS seats.