Congress manifesto: Minimum income promise secures place; Rs 72,000 will be paid to poor

20 per cent families belonging to poor section will be given Rs 72,000 each annually as minimum income if Congress comes to power, Rahul Gandhi said. People have suffered in the last five years. We will give justice to them, said Rahul Gandhi, addressing a press conference. His address comes amid intense election campaigning in India ahead of Lok Sabha polls.

Congress has already announced that Gandhi would be contesting from Amethi in Uttar Pradesh. Another senior leader P C Chacko said the party chief was yet to confirm if he would contest from Wayanad.

Congress leaders in Kerala are keeping their fingers crossed, hoping that their request to party chief Rahul Gandhi to contest the Lok Sabha polls from Wayanad constituency would be accepted.