Rahul seeks to woo voters with NYAY, guarantees Rs 6000 each month to the poor in Kerala

By PTI
WAYANAD: As the marketing campaign for the April 6 Assembly polls attracts to an in depth, Congress chief Rahul Gandhi on Sunday gave an extra push to his ‘Nyuntam Aay Yojana’ (NYAY) to achieve out to the voters, promising that each poor particular person within the State will get Rs 6,000 each month “without fail”, if the UDF is voted to energy.

“The UDF is proposing something revolutionary. Something that has never been tried in any Indian state before,” Gandhi advised a UDF assembly organised at Vellamunda in Mananthavady.

Gandhi, who reached the venue after providing prayers on the historic Lord Mahavishnu Temple in Thirunelli, stated the concept of NYAY was quite simple.

“The idea is that we are going to put money directly into the hands of the poorest people in Kerala. And not a small amount of money. Every poor person in Kerala is going to get Rs 6,000 a month–Rs 72,000 a year– without fail every month into his bank account,” the Congress chief, who represents Wayanad constituency within the Lok Sabha, stated.

Gandhi has given an elevated deal with the NYAY scheme in his ballot conferences, apparently in a bid to counter the ruling Left which is relying closely on the welfare schemes carried out by it within the final 5 years to win votes within the essential polls.

In the final 5 years, the Pinarayi Vijayan-led LDF authorities has considerably elevated the welfare pension for the aged.

The welfare pension was Rs 600 when the UDF rule got here to an finish in 2016.

It is now Rs 1,600 monthly, with the left authorities rising the quantity in a number of phases.

The authorities has additionally ensured that the pension quantity reaches the beneficiaries each month with out fail.

Bringing up the NYAY concept through the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, Gandhi had described it as ground-breaking, which might mark the start of the ultimate assault on poverty.

Last week, the previous Congress president had stated he needed to “test” the scheme in Kerala as a result of if it really works right here, he needed to copy it in all Congress-ruled states within the nation.

Earlier within the morning, Gandhi visited Thirunelli temple in Wayanad with which he has an emotional hyperlink.

An urn containing the ashes of his father and former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi was immersed in Papanasini, a stream linked to a well-known temple devoted to Lord Mahavishnu within the picturesque village, in 1991.

“Visited Thirunelli Temple, Wayanad early morning today. The calming atmosphere of this place resonates within for a long time,” Gandhi wrote on his Facebook web page after visiting the temple with AICC basic secretary Ok C Venugopal.

He had additionally provided prayers on the temple final 12 months and through his Lok Sabha election marketing campaign in 2019.