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If voted to power in 2019, Congress will impose 5% cess on incomes of 1% richest Indians: Rahul Gandhi

At the party's plenary on Saturday, Congress president Rahul Gandhi lambasted the Modi government for rendering the country's youth tired on account of rising unemployment and farmers' distress and emphasised that only his party can show the way forward.

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Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Saturday said that if his party would come to power in 2019 general elections then his party would set up a ‘national poverty alleviation fund’ and impose a five per cent cess on the incomes of one per cent richest Indians. 

He also said that the Congress government at the Centre would increase average earnings as part of the rural employment guarantee scheme from the existing Rs 7,200 to Rs 18,000 per year, bring a farm loan waiver scheme, and give interest-free loans to sharecroppers, tenant farmers and farmers owning up to two hectares of land.

At the party's plenary on Saturday, Congress president Rahul Gandhi lambasted the Modi government for rendering the country's youth tired on account of rising unemployment and farmers' distress and emphasised that only his party can show the way forward.

"Crore of country's youth are feeling tired today. When they look towards Modi, they are unable to see a way forward. They do not know from where will they get employment, when will farmers get proper price for their crops. The country is in a way tired, is seeking a way out. And I say from my heart that only the Congress can show the path to the country," said Gandhi reflecting party's broad strategy to counter the Modi government in 2019 polls.

"The aim of plenary is to show the path forward to the Congress and the country. It is talking of the future and of change," added Gandhi amid cheers from Congress workers that arrived from all the states.

To the solace of elder leaders, Gandhi made clear that change does not mean letting go the seniors and he would be acting as a bridge to connect them with the young leaders.

"The youth can take the Congress forward but not without the experience of senior leaders. My work is to connect the two and show the new way," he said.

In the brief address, his first as the President at Congress plenary, Gandhi emphasised that the BJP was using "anger" to play "divisive politics" and said that his party's would never do so but counter it by using "love and regard to fellow humans".

"Today anger is being spread in the country, the country is being divided and people are being made to fight each other. But our job is to join people, bring them together and this 'hand' (party symbol), this is the only one that can bring the country together and take it forward. And the strength of this symbol is there in each one of you," Gandhi told the party cadres.

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