India, April 5 -- The Congress on Friday released its manifesto for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections at the party headquarters in New Delhi.

Top party leaders, including Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, former Congress presidents Rahul Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi, party general secretary KC Venugopal and senior leader P Chidambaram, among others, were present during the release of the manifesto titled 'Nyay Patra'.

On the section on media and press freedom in the manifesto, the Congress promised to strengthen the system of self-regulation, protect journalistic freedoms, uphold editorial independence and guard against government interference by making amendments to the Press Council of India Act, 1978.

Congress, the manifesto said, has al...