Kolkata: The Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Wednesday released its manifesto ahead of the Lok Sabha elections in which the INDIA-alliance partner has promised to abolish the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and discontinue the National Register for Citizens (NRC). The manifesto has been released in six languages – English, Hindi, Bengali, Urdu, Nepali and Ol Chiki script.
“The botched-up Citizenship (Amendment) Act will be abolished and the National Register of Citizens will be discontinued. The Uniform Civil Code will not be implemented across India,” the manifesto said.
The manifesto comprises 10 points called Didir Shopoth (Didi’s promises) including 100 days of guaranteed work and increased minimum wage, housing for poor, 10 free LPG cylinders for BPL families, free ration at door-step, hike in old-age pension, capping of fuel prices and price stabilization fund to tackle price fluctuations, student credit card to purse higher education and financial assistance to girls and women among others.
“Today’s manifesto is what we are committed to do when TMC, as part of the INDIA alliance, will form the Union government,” said Derek O’ Brien, TMC Parliamentary leader in the Rajya Sabha.
Meanwhile, PM Modi, who is campaigning heroically for BJP said while addressing a rally at Raiganj, North Bengal, “The TMC doesn’t want to give citizenship to the victims of partition. It is opposing the CAA which gives citizenship. They are spreading lies and rumours. They have, however, given permission to Bangladeshi and Rohingya infiltrators to alter the demography and destroy the law and order in West Bengal. In a bid to increase their vote bank they have put the state’s future on stake”.
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