'It's a rejection of politics of divisiveness, corruption': Sonia Gandhi on Karnataka polls
2 min read . Updated: 20 May 2023, 10:21 PM IST
PremiumEarlier in the day, the newly elected Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said that the first Cabinet meeting has issued orders for the implementation of five guarantees that were promised by the party before the elections.
Days after Congress swept the Karnataka Assembly elections, United Progressive Alliance (UPA) chairperson Sonia Gandhi on 20 May said that the newly-formed government will work for development of the state.
In a personalised video address, the former Congress president said, "From my heart, I wish to thank all of you, the people of Karnataka for giving the Congress party such a historic mandate. This mandate is for the pro-people's government and for the pro-poor government. It is a rejection of politics of divisiveness and a rejection of corruption. I would like to reassure the people of Karnataka that the Congress government which has been sworn in today will stand by its commitment to implement the promises made to them. I am proud that the first Cabinet meeting has already approved the immediate implementation of our five guarantees. The Congress party remains committed to the prosperity, peace and progress of Karnataka. Jai Hind."
Earlier in the day, the newly elected Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said that the first Cabinet meeting has issued orders for the implementation of five guarantees that were romised by the party before the elections.
Among the 5 'main' guarantees include 200 units of free power to all households under Gruha Jyoti; ₹2,000 monthly assistance to the woman head of every family under Gruha Lakshmi; 10 kg of rice free to every member of a BPL household under Anna Bhagya; ₹3,000 every month for unemployed graduate youth and ₹1,500 for unemployed diploma holders for two years under Yuva Nidhi and free travel for women in public transport buses under Uchita Prayana.
Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah said, "Five guarantees in the manifesto were promised and the order for the implementation of those five guarantees was given after the first cabinet meeting. All will be in force after the next cabinet meeting which will be called within a week."
The Karnataka Legislative Assembly session is to be held on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, next week.
As many as eight Congress MLAs were sworn in as ministers in the Karnataka Cabinet during the oath-taking ceremony in Bengaluru on Saturday.
Among the the eight MLAs who were sworn include Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge's son Priyank Kharge, party's MLAs G Parameshwara, MB Patil, KH Muniyappa, KJ George, Satish Jarkiholi, Ramalinga Reddy and BZ Zameer Ahmed Khan.
With agency inputs.