Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge addressed a joint press conference with Samajwadi Party (SP) president Akhilesh Yadav in Lucknow on Wednesday in which he announced that the INDIA bloc will double the quantity of free rations provided by the BJP-led NDA government to the poor if voted to power at the Centre.
“As soon as the INDIA coalition government is formed, we will give 10 kg of ration to the poor. It was the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government that had introduced the [National] Food Security Act. Today, Modiji is pasting his picture on the ration [kits], showing that he has given it [to the beneficiaries],” asserted Mr. Kharge, addressing the media alongside Mr. Yadav.
“I am saying this with guarantee because we have already done it in States, including Telangana and Karnataka,” the Congress president added. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other top BJP leaders are continuously highlighting the government’s free ration scheme in every political rally, adding that it will continue the scheme till 2029 after coming back to power.
