To amplify its digital outreach, the party released a campaign song on social media platforms on Friday depicting the plight of farmers. The 30-second video clip highlights the three demands of farmers, including MSP guarantee for crops, GST-free farming, and loan waivers. The campaign song mentions the historic `72,000 debt waiver for farmers by the UPA government in 2008 and urges the farming community to raise their voice for their rights.The party is also set to launch an innovative campaign on TV and social media on April 15, according to a party functionary closely associated with the Congress war room. “We have outlined key issues such as the electoral bonds scam by the BJP, misuse of Central agencies, and many others in the campaign,” said the functionary.Guarantee cardsCongress is aggressively pushing its ‘Nyay guarantee cards’ through door-to-door campaigns and digitally. The party claims to have already distributed eight crore copies of the guarantee cards and sent one crore copies digitally. “The response we have received has been phenomenal,” said Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh.



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