Reaching out to women voters in Kerala, Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi on Wednesday highlighted the crucial role they play in society and said till entering politics at the age of 47, she looked after her children, cleaned her house and cooked food just as all housewives do in their family.
"I am really happy to do it and I learnt a very big thing from it," Gandhi said at an election meeting here while highlighting a Congress-led UDF poll promise for the welfare of housewives.
In its manifestofor the April 6 assembly polls, the Congress has promised Rs 2,000 'pension' for homemakers and Rs 72,000 annually to the poor under 'NYAY Yojana'.
The49-year-old leader said if voted to power, the Congress-led government will implement the scheme to help the housewives so that they can stand up for themselves in their own way.
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