The Congress party released its manifesto for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections at the All India Congress Committee (AICC) headquarters in Delhi on Friday.

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, Congress Parliamentary Chairperson Sonia Gandhi, former Congress president Rahul Gandhi and other leaders were seen unveiling the party manifesto titled Nyay Patra.

The party's election manifesto focuses on 'Paanch Nyay' or five pillars of justice, including 'Yuva Nyay', 'Naari Nyay', 'Kisaan Nyay', 'Shramik Nyay' and 'Hissedari Nyay' as well as the guarantees made by it to the people as part of its poll promises for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.

PM Modi to hold a mega roadshow in Ghaziabad on April 6 in support of party candidate and sitting MLA Atul Garg

"RJD will be contesting from 26 seats and our party has decided that from our quota we will be giving 3 seats to Mukesh Sahni's party. The three seats- Gopalganj, Jhanjharpur and Motihari..." RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav

'Work done in 10 yrs is like an appetizer, main course yet to come': PM Modi in Rajasthan Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that the works done by his government at the Centre in the last ten years are like a 'trailer' as there is more to come in the future.

Addressing a rally in Rajasthan's Churu, the PM said that the country has witnessed a change in the last ten years of his government.

"I want to tell you that all we've done (developments work) till now, is just a trailer. These days, when we go to big hotels to eat food, they first bring a few appetizers...so what Modi has done (till now) is an appetizer and the main course is yet to come. We have to take the country forward... In the last 10 years, you have seen the country change. Before that, the country was in a very bad condition," the PM said.

The PM was campaigning for paralympic gold medalist Devendra Jhajharia who will represent the BJP in the Churu Lok Sabha seat in place of two-time MP Rahul Kaswan.

Congress party has promised to conduct a nation-wide Socio-Economic and Caste Census to enumerate the castes and sub-castes and their socio-economic conditions. To put a curb on rampant defections, the Congress has promised to amend the Tenth Schedule of the Constitution and make defection (leaving the original party on which the MLA or MP was elected) an automatic disqualification of the membership in the Assembly or Parliament.

The Election Commission Friday issued a show-cause notice to Delhi minister and AAP leader Atishi, asking her to back with facts her statement that the BJP approached her to join the party.

The BJP moved the commission earlier against her claim that the party reached out to her through someone close and asked her to join it.

The notice issued by the Election Commission read, "...You are a minister in the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi and leader of a national party. The electors tend to believe whatever is being said from public forum by their leaders and in that sense the statements made by them affect the campaign discourse."

Congress to conduct a nationwide Socio-Economic and Caste Census

Congress Party in its manifesto says that the party will conduct a nationwide Socio-Economic and Caste Census to enumerate the castes and sub-castes and their socio-economic conditions and it will pass a constitutional amendment to raise the 50 per cent cap on reservations for SC, ST and OBC.

Three powerful words -work, wealth and welfare are the theme of Congress

The theme of manifesto is justice. Every aspect of justice has been threatened, diminished, weakened, and in some cases denied in last 10 years, says Congress leader P Chidambaram.

Mumbai: On the seat distribution in MVA ahead of Lok Sabha Polls 2024, Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut says, "All the 48 seats in Maharashtra belong to Maha Vikas Aghadi and not particularly to Shiv Sena (UBT) or Congress. Shiv Sena (UBT) has a clear vision of winning all the seats (of MVA). Some people could be furious about Shiv Sena having Sangli seat... Amravati and Kolhapur were our seats, but we explained to our workers... If some Congress people are furious in Sangli, then it is the responsibility of top leadership to explain them...We will try our best to win Sangli's seat."

Tripura CM Manik Saha holds 'Padayatra' in support of party's candidate in Rajnagar, South Tripura The elections are scheduled to be held in two phases in the state. The West Tripura seat will go to the polls on April 19, while the East Tripura seat will witness voting on April 26.

Home voting for the first phase of Lok Sabha elections in Rajasthan is set to start from today. More than 58,000 voters in Rajasthan have opted for home voting of which 35,542 people have registered for the first phase of Lok Sabha elections, state's chief electoral officer Praveen Gupta said.

Mumbai: On Sanjay Nirupam's expulsion, former Maharashtra CM & Congress MLA Prithviraj Chavan says, "...Because of the results of the previous elections, Congress did not get a lot of seats in Mumbai. Congress did not get the seat which he (Sanjay Nirupam) wanted. Since then, he has been displeased and making statements... When this increased, Congress had to take disciplinary action, which it did... He must have found some alternative for himself... He was making constant sarcastic remarks and was creating obstacles in the alliance..."

Mumbai: On Sanjay Nirupam's expulsion, former Maharashtra CM & Congress MLA Prithviraj Chavan says, "...Because of the results of the previous elections, Congress did not get a lot of seats in Mumbai. Congress did not get the seat which he (Sanjay Nirupam) wanted. Since then, he has been displeased and making statements... When this increased, Congress had to take disciplinary action, which it did... He must have found some alternative for himself... He was making constant sarcastic remarks and was creating obstacles in the alliance..."

Mumbai: On Sanjay Nirupam's expulsion, former Maharashtra CM & Congress MLA Prithviraj Chavan says, "...Because of the results of the previous elections, Congress did not get a lot of seats in Mumbai. Congress did not get the seat which he (Sanjay Nirupam) wanted. Since then, he has been displeased and making statements... When this increased, Congress had to take disciplinary action, which it did... He must have found some alternative for himself... He was making constant sarcastic remarks and was creating obstacles in the alliance..."

Source : DNA India