Rahul Gandhi expressed his commitment to transforming Ballari into the “jeans capital” and envisioned a future where every pair of jeans has the label “Made in Ballari.” He pledged to allot Rs 1 crore for every village panchayat and Rs 5,000 crore in total for the Kalyana Karnataka area if his party wins in the upcoming State Assembly elections on May 10.
He also denounced the ruling party, blaming them for 40% of the corruption in the region and stating that the BJP has engaged in more thievery in Ballari than anyone else ever has. Rahul Gandhi clarified that the Kalyana Karnataka area consists of several districts, including Bidar, Yadgir, Raichur, Koppal, Kalaburagi, Ballari, and Vijayanagara. He stated that it was his personal assurance to establish an apparel park in Ballari and transform the district into the world’s foremost “jeans hub.”
During an election rally in the rain-soaked town of Jevargi in Kalaburagi district, the former Congress chief vowed to create an apparel park in Ballari, worth Rs 5,000 crore and pledged to fill 50,000 government job openings. This region will get 5000 crores investment, each village will get Rs 1 crore he mentioned.
Rahul Gandhi stated that the corruption in Ballari has caused extensive harm to its citizens and vowed to bring about significant changes. He also predicted that the BJP would only secure 40 seats due to their affinity for that number, claiming that the party’s ministers in Karnataka took a 40% commission for public works from contractors. Gandhi confidently predicted that the Congress would emerge victorious, winning 150 seats and forming the next government.
Rahul Gandhi accused the current BJP government of being a “government by theft” and accused them of buying MLAs from the opposition. He declared that his party would form the next government and that nothing could prevent their victory.
Rahul Gandhi reiterated the Congress party’s four significant “guarantees,” including providing financial aid of Rs 2,000 to female heads of households, granting 200 units of free power to each household, offering Rs 3,000 to jobless graduates, and providing Rs 1,500 to unemployed diploma holders aged between 18 and 25 years for two years.
Furthermore, he promised 10 kg of rice per month to every member of a Below Poverty Line (BPL) household. Additionally, he introduced the party’s fifth “guarantee” of providing free bus rides to women in public transport buses.