What Is The Truth Of Congress Manifesto 2014?

Everybody knows that this is the very hot season for Indian politics due to Lok Sabha Election 2014. All the Indian political parties, their leaders, workers and supporters are busy in election campaign and to criticize other parties for each and every agenda.

Wednesday, 26th March 2014 was an important day for Indian politics because the long awaited manifesto of Congress was released between the very hectic schedules of the rallies and word-war between the leaders of all of the Indian political parties.

Undoubtedly, the citizens of India are now also waiting for the manifesto of BJP.

Congress presented its 15 points agenda, as a pledge, in its manifesto, which has broken the trend records on social media within the few hours of releasing.

Rahul Gandhi, Vice-President of Congress said that the manifesto is prepared on the basis of suggestions given by the people of country.

Rahul Gandhi has also shown his confidence for the grand victory of Congress in Lok Sabha Election 2014, while he addressed press after releasing the manifesto, and said, “Balloon of BJP will burst soon in the election 2014, as Shining India (campaign of BJP) was burst in 2004 and again the balloon of BJP got burst in 2009. I was saying same that time before election but you (press) did not believe it. Later on, the results amazed you. This time again, the results will amaze you.”

The very first reaction of BJP leader Ravi Shankar Prasad was, “It is not a manifesto of Congress, but it is the document of deceit. It is a rank insult to the people of the country.”

BJP’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi criticized the manifesto by saying, “There is nothing new in the manifesto 2014 of Congress.” This statement of Narendra Modi may consider as the allegation on Congress as “a party without vision.”

This statement of Narendra Modi can not consider lightly because he is the prime ministerial candidate of BJP – one of the largest national political parties of India.

Now the question arises, “Is the manifesto 2014 of Congress is really same as the manifesto 2009, and doesn’t have new vision and mission? OR Is it the extended form of manifesto 2009?”

Have a look on the highlights of manifesto 2014 and manifesto 2009, and decide yourself that what is the truth of Congress manifesto 2014.

Highlights of Congress Manifesto 2009	Highlights of Congress Manifesto 2014
We will guarantee health security for all.	Right to Health.
–	Right to Pension.
–	Right to Homestead or Housing.
We will ensure comprehensive social security to those at special risk.	Right to Social Security.
We will build on the success of the NREGA and take the scheme forward. We will expand schemes for improving well-being of farmers and their families. We will give even greater impetus to the empowerment of weaker sections of society.	Right to Dignity and humane working conditions.
We will give special focus to the small entrepreneur and to small and medium enterprises.	Right to Entrepreneurship that will protect and assist all those who seek to become entrepreneurs.
We will maintain the path of high growth with fiscal prudence and low inflation.	Continuing our record of delivering India’s highest growth rates, we will restore India to 8% plus growth rate within 3 years.
We will implement a nation-wide skill development program.	We will provide skills training to 10 crore youth and provide them with employment opportunities over the next 5 years.
We will offer a new deal to our youth to participate in governance.	We will implement the National Youth Policy that sets a new vision for leadership development amongst youth and for the development of sports.
–	We will ensure that every citizen has a bank account within the next five years.
We will continue to be sensitive to regional aspirations.	The protection of minorities is at the core of the ethos of our country.
We will guarantee the maximum possible security to each and every citizen.	We will continue our focus on empowerment of women and fight for their security (suraksha), self-respect and dignity (samman), and equality (samanata).
We will combat communalism of all kinds and caste atrocities with determination.	We will enhance legal protection and resource allocation for the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes.
	We will strongly protect the interests of the Other Backward Classes, especially those amongst them that are most deprived.
We will bring a sharp focus on the special needs of children, especially the girl child.	We will strengthen the legal and institutional framework to protect our children.
–	We will give a major impetus to planned urbanization, creating inclusive cities, revamping urban governance, empowering mayors, increasing low income housing and making larger investments in urban infrastructure, especially in multi-modal transport.
We will give a completely new look to urban governance. We will make elected panchayat institutions financially strong.	We will accelerate governance reform including legal, judicial and electoral reform, building on the momentum of the last few months.
We will protect India’s natural environment and take steps to rejuvenate it. We will take further steps to preserve and promote our heritage.	We are committed to a series of specific legislative, administrative and regulatory measures to protect our environment, an endowment entrusted to us for the benefit of future generations.
We will ensure the highest level of defense preparedness and also take further steps for the welfare of the defense forces and their families. We will accelerate the process of police reforms.	Modernization of our defense forces.
Along the lines of NREGA, we will enact a National Food Security Act.	–
We will be make quality education affordable to everyone.	–
We will democratize and professionalize the functioning of cooperatives.	–
We will connect all villages to a broadband network in three years time.	–
We will introduce the goods and services tax from April 1, 2010.	–
We will carry out a massive renewal of our extensive science and technology infrastructure.	–
We will pursue judicial reforms to cut delays in courts.	–
We will ensure energy security for our country.	–
We will continue to pursue an independent, pro-India foreign policy.	–
The Indian National Congress will intensify the involvement of overseas Indians in development.	–

I’m not going into the details of each and every agenda of the manifesto 2014 and 2009, and also not talking about the action plans for these agendas.

I’m also not talking about the report card of Congress on manifesto 2009 in this post because these all issues are out of subject for this post and may different issues of debate.

I’m only trying to put the highlights of manifesto 2014 and 2009 in front of you to keep your focus to examine the reaction statement of Narendra Modi on the Congress manifesto 2014 , because the highlights themselves are saying many things.

BJP Manifesto 2014 is also about to release. It will surely interesting to compare BJP’s old and new manifesto, as well as the comparative study of Congress Manifesto 2014 and BJP manifesto 2014.

In addition to this, the reactions of Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi, Digvijay Singh and Kapil Sibbal on BJP manifesto 2014 will also hopefully interesting to reveal the vision of both the political parties in more broader aspects.

Examine the Congress Manifesto 2014 by your own in the light of the statement of Narendra Modi, and Write us your opinion freely in the comment area below with the respect of freedom of speech, and without using any hate or abusive language.