Kolkata, April 7 -- Congress leader Ghulam Ahmed Mir on Tuesday said that the manifesto unveiled for the upcoming West Bengal assembly polls was prepared by a committee formed six months ago, "keeping in mind the opinions of the people".

Speaking to ANI, he said, "This manifesto is not a traditional manifesto. We formed a committee 6 months ago and did not copy from any book. We have tried to prepare this manifesto keeping in mind the opinion of the people about what they expect from the Congress and Rahul Gandhi. Congress has a credibility that it does what it says."

Congress National President Mallikarjun Kharge, along with other leaders, launched the election manifesto for the upcoming West Bengal assembly polls.

Addressing a press ...