"No financial crunch, everything is going on smoothly...Five guarantees' implementation is going on, whatever commitment we have given to Karnataka has already been done...," DK Suresh said.
Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday said the Congress government in Karnataka is working tirelessly towards fulfilling the party’s “five solemn guarantees” and expressed confidence that people of the state will repose faith in the party in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls
Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Thursday said that Karnataka is the first state to introduce the concept of Universal Basic Income through five guarantee schemes to promote economic dynamism adding that this is the 'Karnataka Development Model' taking a dig at the opposition's allegations.
BJP demanded time to discuss the "delay" in the implementation of the poll "guarantees" announced by the Congress. They stormed into the well of the house and Speaker UT Khader was then forced to adjourn the house briefly.
Sounding a poll Bugle in Telangana, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday announced the 'Cheyutha' scheme which guarantees a monthly pension of Rs 4000 for the elderly, single women, widows and the differently-abled if it comes to power in the state.
"Our five guarantees transcend caste and religion. The poor and the middle class of all sections of society are in dire straits. We are fulfilling these to alleviate their suffering," Siddaramaiah added.
"You have to be careful of those who give false guarantees. The only surmise that one can draw from the Congress's poll guarantees is -- 'Niyat mein Khot aur Gareeb par chot' (questionable intent and a propensity to hurt the poor)," PM Modi said at a public meeting in Shahdol, Madhya Prad
The Chief Minister said that five guarantees are already being implemented as announced by the government, and more grants will be allotted to minorities starting next year, said the CM office.
"The coming together of talent and technology guarantees a brighter future," said PM Modi at the Hi-Tech Handshake event with top CEOs of the US and India at the White House.
"This meeting will be held to implement the five guarantees given by the Congress within the state and the promises made in the manifesto. Rahul Gandhi can also be present in this meeting," party sources told ANI.
Talking about the five guarantees, Gandhi said, "A monthly aid of Rs 1500 will be given to every woman in the state, an LPG gas cylinder to each household at Rs 500, 100 units of electricity free and 200 units at half price, loans of farmers will be waived and will implement old pension s