Cong proposes ban on Bajrang Dal

Congress headlined its manifesto for Karnataka with a controversial proposal to ban Bajrang Dal. . “Congress is committed to taking firm and decisive action against individuals and organisations like Bajrang Dal and PFI. . . as we believe that law and the Constitution are sacrosanct,” states the 62-page document released by AICC president Mallikarjun Kharge. A day after BJP promised to bring the proposed uniform civil code and NRC to Karnataka alongside big bang development, Congress also spoke of repealing within a year of coming to government “all unjust and other anti-people laws” passed by the BJP-led government. The manifesto mentions the party’s intent to raise reservation from the current 50% to 75%, besides restoring the 4% quota for Muslims that the Basavaraj Bommai government recently did away with. All of this is besides the five big guarantees in the manifesto. Gruha Jyoti promises 200 units of free electricity a month to each family, Gruha Laxmi assures Rs 2,000 a month to every woman who heads a household; Yuva Nidhi will provide Rs 3,000 a month to unemployed graduates and Rs 1,500 to diploma holders; Anna Bhagya covers free 10 kg of rice per person each month to BPL families; and Shakti ensures free travel for women in state-run transport.