India, April 23 -- The Congress party's 2024 Nyay Patra manifesto has listened to the troubles of tens of thousands of citizens across society and offered concrete solutions to our biggest problems - unemployment, high prices, the crushing of civil liberties and the corrosion of India's public institutions. The Congress manifesto paints a vision of a just and vibrant India in which constitutional commitments of freedom and equality can be realised. However, others are trying to paint a darker picture. Some columnists, including in these pages (Monika Halan, "Questions to the Congress on wealth redistribution", April 16, 2024), have begun a scare-mongering campaign, portraying a moderate and progressive manifesto as some form of radical redistribution. On Sunday, Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi turned it into a dog whistle against the party....