The Congress on Friday promised that if the party is voted to power in Gujarat, where Assembly elections are due by year-end, it would waive farm loans of up to ₹3 lakh and provide free electricity for 10 hours daily to farmers in the State.
Gujarat Congress president Jagdish Thakor also said that his party would bring a law to prohibit the purchase of farm produce below the minimum support price (MSP).
Notably, the Opposition party in the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-ruled State made these announcements days after the new entrant Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) made a host of promises, including free electricity of up to 300 units every month, and allowance for unemployed youth as well as women above the age of 18 years.
