Rahul, Priyanka will actively participate in election campaign: Devender Yadav

New Delhi: Delhi Congress chief Devender Yadav on Sunday said that senior party leaders, including Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, and Mallikarjun Kharge, will actively participate in various programs during the ongoing election season and have expressed strong support for the guarantees launched ahead of the February 5 polls.

Yadav emphasised that these schemes are intended to provide a level playing field for the underprivileged.

“I feel it is the duty of every government to fulfill its social responsibility. In the last 10 years, as inflation and unemployment have risen, women have struggled to manage their households. It is our responsibility to address their concerns so they can support their families,” he said.

“In that situation, I will not call it freebies or ‘rewari’, this is their right. This is their right because there is a provision in the Constitution that provides equal opportunities for the underprivileged, and these schemes are a means to offer them a fair chance,” Yadav said.

In this direction, Congress has promised five guarantees if voted to power: Rs 2,500 monthly to women, gas cylinders at Rs 500 along with a ration kit, and Rs 25 lakh health insurance, he further said. Yadav said that this will be the second election in less than a year since he assumed the charge of Delhi Congress chief. The challenges were different during the Lok

Sabha polls when he also had charge of Punjab.

“I had a limited scope that time, and we made the most of it. After the polls, we decided to contest the assembly elections alone, due to which we are in a better position now. We went to the block and district level, improved our organisation, and increased our reach among the people.”