The Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar) on Thursday unveiled its manifesto, favouring caste census and promising a separate commission for farmers' welfare, right to apprenticeship, 50 per cent reservatiඣon for women in jobs.
The Sharad Pawar-led party said it supports full statehood for Jammu 𒁏and Kashmir and rejects the idea of 'one nation, one election'.
As per the manifesto, titled "Shapatnama", the NCP (SP) will review and propose changes to the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA), National Register for Citizens (NRC), Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) and other laws "coꦐnflicting" with the constit☂utional principles.
It also mentioned that the party advocates empowering sওtate and local governments, reviewing power distribution an🌃d enforcing constitutional amendments.
"We will deꩵmand a constitutional amendment to raise the 50 per cent cap on reservations. We will ban contract labour in government sectors and legally protect the contract workers' benefits," Maharashtra NCP(SP) president Jayant Patil said ꩵaddressing a press conference here.
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The manifesto, u💧nveiled in the presence of NCP (SP) chief and former Union agriculture minister Sharad Pawar, also fav❀ours caste census, scrapping of the Agnipath scheme, safety audit for women and strengthening cyber laws related to them.
The NCP (SP) said it endorses the five "nyay" (guarantees) of the Congress mentioned in the grand old party's manifes♒to on the issues pertaining to farmers, youth, women, labour𝓡ers and caste census.
Pa🐓til said if the party gets a chance to be in power at the Centre, it would give the Goods and Services Tax (ꦍGST) a "human face".
"LPG cylind🌼er prices will be kept at Rs 500 and if necessary, will be subsidised by the government. Petrol, diesel tax will be restructured," he said.
To a query on Union Home Minister Amit Shah seekin𝓡g to know what Pawar has contributed to the agriculture sector, the NCP (SP) chief said, "I don't wish to react to the remarks of those who have negligible knowledge of the sector. He should first speak on what his government has done in the last ten years.".
The manifesto also outlined the party's foreign policy related to strategic global diplomacy, fostering partnerships that resonate with India's role on the world stage, ꦬand highlighted the party's views on national and internal security..
"We also prioritise judicial reforms, ensuring access to justice a💞nd inclusive representation within the judiciary," the NCP (SP) said in the manifesto.
Patil said the manifesto empಌhasises on "all-inclusive" development and speaks of affordable health and education, the party's views on environment, art and culture and what is proposes to do if voted to power.
The Sharad Pawar-led party's manif🐷esto also highlights welfare measures for the LGBTQ community.
