12 september 2024 : Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge today announced ‘five guarantees’ for the people of Jammu and Kashmir, which include an interest-free loan of five lakh rupees for women entrepreneurs and health insurance of 25 lakh rupees per family, should the Congress-National Conference alliance come to power in the Union Territory.
Campaigning for alliance candidates in Anantnag, South Kashmir, Kharge also stated that a Congress-NC government would provide three thousand rupees per month to the female head of each family. Additionally, he promised to restore the facility of providing 11 kilograms of food grains per person through the public distribution system. He further stated that the promise made during former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s tenure regarding the rehabilitation of displaced Kashmiri Pandits would also be fulfilled.
Similarly, National Conference President Farooq Abdullah, addressing an election rally today, said that the people of Jammu and Kashmir should unite to defeat the BJP and those being released from jails to contest elections. He mentioned that the alliance was formed to protect the identity of the people of Jammu and Kashmir. Meanwhile, NC Vice President Omar Abdullah, speaking at an election rally in Bhaderwah, Doda district of Jammu, said that weapons are being distributed nowadays, which is a major proof of the failure of the BJP government.