 "Mallikarjun Kharge")
Speaking about ‘Right to Jal-Jangal-Jameen’ (Legal rights to water, forest and land), he mentioned the Congress ensures safety of tribal forest rights
Ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Saturday promised to go a constitutional modification to lift the 50 per cent cap on reservations for SCs, STs and OBCs, and a complete social, financial and caste census.
He additionally assured a complete assessment of the “anti-worker” labour codes handed by the Narendra Modi authorities, and to make appropriate amendments to strengthen the rights of labour.
The guarantees are a part of one other 5 ensures, every for ‘Shramik Nyay’ and ‘Hissedari Nyay’ introduced by the celebration on Saturday.
“The Congress Party guarantees a comprehensive social, economic and caste census. Through this, the population, socio-economic condition of all castes and communities, their share in national wealth and their representation in institutions related to governance will be surveyed,” Kharge mentioned itemizing out ensures underneath ‘Hissedari Nyay’.
He mentioned this affirmative motion coverage will convey revolutionary change within the nation.
“The Congress also guarantees that it will pass a constitutional amendment to raise the 50 per cent cap on reservation for SC, ST and OBC….50 per cent may go 60, 65. Like Tamil Nadu, what they did, we want to do,” Kharge added.
Further noting that Congress ensures to revive and implement by regulation the particular part plan of SCs and STs, he mentioned this step has already been taken by some Congress-ruled states.
Speaking about ‘Right to Jal-Jangal-Jameen’ (Legal rights to water, forest and land), he mentioned the Congress ensures safety of tribal forest rights.
The celebration ensures to resolve all pending Forest Rights Act claims inside one 12 months and provoke a clear course of to assessment rejected claims inside 6 months, Kharge mentioned.
The Congress will even enhance the MSP (minimal help worth) assure for minor forest produce, Kharge mentioned, underneath “Apni Dharti, Apna Raaj” (Our Land, Our Government). The celebration ensures self governance to tribal brothers and sisters and safety of their cultural rights.
The Congress is dedicated to notifying as Scheduled Areas all these settlements the place tribals are the biggest social group, the celebration mentioned.
Kharge mentioned all through the course of the ‘Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra’, led by celebration chief Rahul Gandhi, the Congress has introduced 15 ensures underneath ‘Kisan Nyay’, ‘Yuva Nyay’, and ‘Mahila Nyay’.
“In each ‘Nyay’ there will be five points, totalling 15 in these three guarantees. The main objective of ‘Bharat Jodo NyayYatra’ is ‘Nyay’ for all Indians — social justice, economic justice and political justice,” the celebration mentioned.
Speaking about ensures underneath ‘Shramik Nyay’, Kharge mentioned the Congress ensures a Right to Health regulation that may present common healthcare, together with free medicines, therapy, important diagnostics, rehabilitative and palliative care, and surgical procedure.
He mentioned, making certain “Shram ka Samman” the celebration ensures a nationwide minimal wage of Rs 400 per day, which will even be the minimal for all MGNREGA employees nationally.
The Congress will convey an employment assure act for city areas, Kharge mentioned, including will probably be with a give attention to constructing public infrastructure, making cities resilient to local weather change, and bridging gaps in social providers.
With give attention to “Samajik Suraksha”, the celebration ensures complete social safety for all unorganised employees, together with life insurance coverage and accident insurance coverage.
The Congress additional ensures a complete assessment of the anti-worker labour codes handed by the Modi authorities, and to make appropriate amendments to strengthen the rights of labour, he added.
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First Published: Mar 16 2024 | 5:24 PM IST
