Cylinder at Rs 500, Rs 10k allowance for women: Congress in Rajasthan

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi. Pic/PTI

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra slammed the BJP-led Centre on Wednesday over its "hollow" welfare schemes, addressing a rally where her party promised an annual honorarium of Rs 10,000 to the woman head of a family.

At a public rally addressed by Gandhi, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot promised two "guarantees" if the Congress is re-elected in the state -cooking gas cylinders for Rs 500 to 1.05 crore families and an annual honorarium of Rs 10,000 to the woman head of a family.

The rally was organised at Ardawata village in Jhunjhunu district. It was the second rally of Gandhi in poll-bound Rajasthan within a week. Gandhi said a bill for women's reservation in the LS and state assemblies has been passed, but it will take 10 years to implement it.

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