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A piquant situation arose in Lucknow when numerous Muslim women gathered at the Congress office Wednesday, seeking ‘guarantee card’ during the election campaign by the Congress party. The guarantee card was promised on filling a form distributed at election rallies. The card was to provide Rs 1 lakh annually to the female head of every impoverished family and Rs 8,500 per month to families living below the poverty line. A promise made by the Congress party during its campaign.
During the campaign, Congress had distributed ‘guarantee cards’ to many households, pledging these financial benefits in the Chowk area of Lucknow constituency
ome women went to the Congress office in Lucknow on the morning of June 6 but weren’t allowed entry.
Zareena Beg, 52, a resident of the Chowk area in Lucknow – recounted how Congress leaders had distributed forms during the campaign, instructing recipients to fill them out and submit them to the Uttar Pradesh Congress Committee (UPCC) office to receive their guarantee cards. “Some women went yesterday to the office to get the guarantee card but were denied the same,” she said. “Some women had submitted the form and were told they would receive the card within a week.”
Congress officials, however, denied that any such forms had been accepted at the party office. Maroof Khan, a senior Congress leader, told Money Control that some “illiterate” Muslim women mistakenly believed they would receive the promised money after the election. “We have told them that we can give that money only if we come to power. As we have failed to form the government, the Congress cannot give any monetary support,” he clarified.