The Congress party released its election manifesto on Tuesday for Uttar Pradesh promising free electricity to education to ST/SC and backwards castes and also pledged to transform state in the next five years. Releasing the manifesto Union minister Kapil Sibal said that his party will ensure equitable solution to Babri Masjid dispute and added that there will be a minority reservation on the basis of population.
The Congress promises a school in every village, one intermediate college for every 2,500 families, residential schools for the very backward, and 500 model schools. The 20 lakh jobs that its vision statement released last week envisaged. It also promises doctors available at walking distance for all, upgraded district hospitals, a health lokpal (ombudsman) at the state level to ensure implementation of health schemes.
There will be focus on full and timely implementation of the UPA government's policies - that includes the 4.5 per cent sub-quota for backward minorities that the Centre has pushed through. The party also promises to explore the idea of having a sub quota for very backward Dalits. Clean UP is the mantra and the Congress promises action against the corrupt and says it will bring the Chief Minister under the Lokayukta.
Technology man Sam Pitroda was also present alongwith Mr Sibal at the manifesto launch. "We are a nation of a connected billion. We are now making connected universities and are connecting 250,000 panchayats. Technology will play an important part in UP too," said Sam Pitroda.
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