Congress Party Election Manifesto 2009 by Sonia Gandhi

New Delhi, Tuesday 24 March 2009: Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday released the party’s election manifesto saying security, respect and prosperity of all citizens will be the party’s endeavour.

The party is projecting Manmohan Singh as the next prime minister of the country saying that there could be many candidates for the post but no one matched up to him.

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“There can be many candidates for the post of prime minister but nobody stands in front of Manmohan Singh. He has both experience and competence,” Sonia Gandhi said while releasing the Congress manifesto here.

She said that the people would vote for the Congress keeping in mind the achievements of the UPA government in the last five years. The Congress party said it would introduce measures to ensure that economic growth is maintained and protect farmers from the impact of a global slowdown.

It would extend interest relief to farmers and build on the national job guarantee scheme, both seen as potential vote winners in the general election to be held next month.

“When I look at the opportunities, I am convinced that this country can move forward on a road to faster, more equitable growth,” Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said at the launch of the Congress manifesto 2009.

At the release of the Congress party’s manifesto, the Prime Minister slammed BJP candidate Varun Gandhi for his communal remarks and said his comments represented the BJP’s mindset.

Manmohan Singh also accused the Left of being regressive. Congress president Sonia Gandhi, however, remained mum on the issue, and refused to comment on the possibility of a post-poll alliance with the Left.

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