Rahul Gandhi recently said that welfare benefits for the poor could be stopped if the large incentives and concessions given to big corporates like Adani and Ambani are also ended. Yet at the same time, new guarantees such as free bus travel for women and monthly financial assistance have been announced ahead of elections.
राहुल गांधी ने हाल ही में कहा कि अगर बड़े कॉरपोरेट घरानों जैसे अडानी और अंबानी को दिए जाने वाले बड़े प्रोत्साहन और रियायतें बंद कर दी जाएँ, तो गरीबों को दिए जाने वाले कल्याणकारी लाभ भी रोके जा सकते हैं। लेकिन इसी बीच चुनावों से पहले महिलाओं के लिए मुफ्त बस यात्रा और मासिक आर्थिक सहायता जैसी नई गारंटियों की भी घोषणा की गई है।
Actor-turned-politician Vijay has unveiled an ambitious welfare package ahead of the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, promising ₹2,500 per month for women heads of households, gold gifts for marriages and newborns, free LPG cylinders and other benefits, seemingly outbidding existing schemes of parties like DMK and AIADMK. However, Vijay had earlier criticised the culture of political “freebies,” raising questions about whether this shift represents political pragmatism or a contradiction in his earlier stance.
