Kharge at key Congress poll preparedness meet

The poor and the middle-class have been betrayed, said Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Tuesday (August 13).
Chairing a meeting of the party’s general secretaries, state unit chiefs and AICC state in-charges to discuss organisational matters and draw up a list of issues of national importance for election preparedness, Kharge said that the party’s focus will be on the pressing issues of “unbridled unemployment” and “uncontrolled inflation”.
“The pressing issues of unbridled unemployment and uncontrolled inflation and depletion of household savings are our focus. The poor and middle class have been betrayed,” he said.
Another issue that the party will highlight will be the “shocking revelations of a nexus” between the SEBI and Adani which requires a thorough investigation.

“The money of small investors in the stock market can’t be jeopardised. The Modi government must immediately seek the resignation of the SEBI chairperson and constitute a JPC in this regard,” the Congress chief said.
Further, Kharge said that an attack on the Constitution continues unabated under the Modi-led NDA government and the caste census is a demand of people. Besides these issues, the Congress will also continue its fight to demand legal guarantee for Minimum Support Price of crop.
The Agnipath scheme must be scrapped as well, said Kharge.
He also attacked the government over the issue of railway safety saying “train derailments have become a norm”.
Climate-related disasters and collapsing infrastructure are also a cause of concern, the senior leader said. “We would design a national campaign around all these problems and go to the people, he pointed out.
(With inputs from agencies)

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