Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday reportedly promised that if the Congress is voted to power, the party would conduct a survey to run a check on who possesses the wealth in the country and undertake an exercise to redistribute the same.

“First, we will conduct a caste census to know the exact population and status of backward castes, SCs, STs, minorities and other castes. After that, the financial and institutional survey will begin. Subsequently, we will take up the historic ssignment to distribute the wealth of India, jobs and other welfare schemes to these sections based on their population,” the Congress stalwart was quoted as saying by TOI.

Congress in its recently released manifesto for the Lok Sabha polls said that it is time for a re-set of economic policy in the nation.

“After 33 years, the time is ripe for a re-set of economic policy. We need a Nav Sankalp Economic Policy. The cornerstone of the Nav Sankalp Economic Policy will be Jobs. To create jobs, India must become a producing economy. We must produce goods and services for ourselves and for the world. There is a huge opportunity for India to emerge as the world’s biggest producer,” Congress said.

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