Statehood for J&K, law against misuse of agencies likely on Congress manifesto

The Congress manifesto, finalised after the Congress Working Committee meeting today, is likely to include statehood for Kashmir and law against misuse of agencies among other things, highly placed sources have said.

“The manifesto includes 25 guarantees under 5 Nyay ‘pillars’ of Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra, Old Pension Scheme, law against misuse of agencies by Central and State governments, restoration of statehood for Jammu & Kashmir, and special status for Ladakh,” the source said.

Shortly after the CWC meeting, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge posted on X: “…we had an indepth discussion on the Congress manifesto. The 5 pillars of Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra — Farmer Justice, Youth Justice, Women Justice, Labor Justice and Share Justice each have 5 guarantees. According to 5 guarantees under each pillar of justice, the Congress Party has given a total of 25 guarantees.”

These guarantees have already been announced by Kharge and former Congress president Rahul Gandhi.

The CWC meeting comes after the completion of Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra that culminated in Mumbai on Saturday, the day the Election Commission announced the schedule for the Lok Sabha polls.

According to the party sources, the Congress Central Election Committee (CEC) is also likely to meet in the evening to finalise the names of the remaining candidates for the seven-phase polls.

More to follow…