Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge announced that if the INDIA bloc is voted to power, it will double the quantity of free rations provided by the BJP government to the poor.
Speaking in joint press conference held with Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav in Lucknow, Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge said, ‘You are giving five kg, if INDIA bloc government is formed, we will give 10 kg of ration to the poor’. Kharge referred to the Modi government scheme providing five kilograms of ration to the poor every month and said that the Congress has brought the Food Security Act and BJP did nothing. ‘I am saying this with guarantee because we have already done it in states, including Telangana and Karnataka,’ he added. Yadav has also promised in several of his rallies that the quality of ration distributed to the poor will be improved if the INDIA bloc comes to power.
BJP leaders, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, list the government's free ration scheme in every political rally. The party has even mentioned in its manifesto that it will continue the scheme till 2029 after coming to power.
Mallikarjun Kharge further said that in the first four phases of elections, INDIA alliance is in a strong position and people have decided to let go PM Modi. India alliance will form government at the center on June 4. This election is important to save democracy and the Constitution.