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Rahul draws achievements from UPA-II in UP manifesto

On lines MGNREGA, Cong promised to enact state law guaranteeing at least 150 days of employment

Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi. Photo: PTI
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Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi. Photo: PTI

Amit Agnihotri New Delhi
Rahul Gandhi drew achievements from the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA)-II government to present his vision for development of poll-bound Uttar Pradesh (UP).

The Congress poll manifesto, released in Lucknow on Wednesday, highlighted the key welfare schemes and laws passed during the UPA-I and-II like Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act  (MGNREGA), National Food Security Bill, Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, and a law to protect women.

Congress chief Sonia Gandhi and party vice-president Rahul were the key figures behind these flagship schemes.  Rahul also mentioned his broader vision for the Samajwadi Party-Congress alliance as the