MVA rally in Mumbai: Rahul Gandhi announces Rs 3,000 monthly to women, free travel

MVA leaders during the alliance rally in Mumbai on Wednesday evening. Pic/Sameer Abedi

While addressing the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) rally in Mumbai, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday announced Rs 3,000 monthly to women under the under Mahalaxmi scheme for women and free travel to them if elected to power in the upcoming Maharashtra Assembly election 2024.

The MVA leaders made six major election promises for the the people of the state if the alliance is voted to power in the November 20 elections.

The announcements included-- Rs 25 lakh health insurance cover, loan waiver of up to Rs 3 lakh for farmers, Rs 3,000 monthly allowance for women, free travel on state transport buses for women, free medicines and unemployed youth to get Rs 4, 000 per month.

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Rahul Gandhi said that the reservation cap will be raised from the existing 50 per cent and the alliance will also conduct the caste census.

He said that the Dharavi land was being taken away from the poor.

Addressing the MVA rally, Rahul Gandhi, the Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha said, inflation shot up during BJP rule, Modi's policies have increased unemployment."

Meanwhile, The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP SP) chief Sharad Pawar said that if Maha Vikas Aghadi comes to power, the alliance government will implement Krushi Samruddhi Yojana and loan of farmers up to Rs 3 lakh will be waived off.

The Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray said, "There will be free education to boys and Rs 4, 00 to unemployed youths will be given per month.

He said that the Dharavi Redevelopment tender given to Adani will be cancelled once the alliance comes to power in the state.

Uddhav Thackeray said the MVA will ensure that the prices of five essential commodities -- edible oil, sugar, rice, wheat, daal -- remain stable.

Earlier in the day, Rahul Gandhi was in Nagpur to address 'Samvidhan Samman Sammelan', organised at the Suresh Bhatt hall in Reshimbagh in Nagpur.

Rahul Gandhi visited 'Deekshabhoomi' in Nagpur and paid tributes to Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar, the chief architect of India's Constitution.

After paying tributes to Ambedkar, Rahul Gandhi also wrote a note in the visitors' diary.

The polls in Maharashtra are scheduled for November 20 and the counting of the votes will be done three days later on November 23.