It's a political game changer, not bribe to voters, says Chidu

Gearing up for the next general elections, scheduled in 2014, the Congress Tuesday termed its big-ticket plan to directly transfer cash to various social welfare beneficiaries as a “game-changer” and “politically revolutionary” step for UPA-II.

 

“It will be a game changer,” Finance Minister P Chidambaram said at a press conference at the Congress headquarters here.

 

“It is a politically revolutionary step. It was a promise we made in the 2009 manifesto,” added Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh, who accompanied Chidambaram...Click Here