Congress releases manifesto ahead of Madhya Pradesh Assembly elections

Cow shelters and push for ‘Made in Madhya Pradesh’ goods are among the promises made in the Congress manifesto released on Saturday in Bhopal for the upcoming assembly polls in the state.The party in its 112-page manifesto also promises jobs for 1 lakh youth in information technology sector, cuts in electricity bills of the farmers and to give Rs 2.5 lakh grant to the homeless. Positioned as ‘Vachan Patra’ as against BJP’s ‘Jumla Patra’, the manifesto was released by top leaders of the Congress including Kamal Nath, Jyotiraditya Scindia and Digvijaya Singh.