Scindia tears into MP CM, says govt corrupt
UJJAIN: Senior Congress leader and newly appointed Madhya Pradesh election campaign committee chairman Jyotiraditya Scindia launched a scathing attack on the BJP and chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Friday, signalling the launch of the party’s campaign for the assembly polls this year.
The ‘parivartan’ rally is the Congress’s first major event after Kamal Nath took over as the president of the state unit. Scindia also held a road show from Mahakaal temple, where he offered prayers with his family, to the rally venue on Agar road, 5km away. Referring to the death of five farmers in police firing in Mandsaur in June 2017, Scindia said farmers were committing suicide and were being shot when they asked for fair remuneration.
He added that the government’s Bhavantar scheme has failed and farmers were getting lower price for their produce. “Tur was being sold at ₹7,000 per quintal and now it is ₹5,500, while soybean is down to ₹1,800 from ₹2,200-₹2500 per quintal,” he said, adding that if Congress came to power, it would restart cash payments to farmers in the mandis.
He also accused the BJP government of failing to provide jobs to the young. “There are 40 lakh educated youth with degrees but no jobs. Crores are spent on investors’ meet, but no industry comes up.” Scindia also raked up the Vyapam scam. “Over 3,000 students and small fry are in jail, but the big fish are still out.”
State BJP vice-president Vijesh Lunawat said in response, “Charges levelled by Jyotiraditya Scindia against the government are the same old charges Congress leaders have been hurling out of frustration as they are out of power for the past 15 years. Their only aim is to tarnish the image of CM Shivraj Chouhan.”