Indore: In the campaign for the by-elections to be held in 27 assembly seats of Madhya Pradesh, former Chief Minister Kamal Nath has said that the previous Congress government headed by him waived the debt of 26 lakh farmers in the state. He gave an ‘open challenge’ to Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and BJP Rajya Sabha member Jyotiraditya Scindia and asked them to refute this claim.
On Sunday, Kamal Nath was addressing a general meeting in favor of Congress candidate Premchand Bourasi ‘Guddu’ from Saver region of Indore district. He said in a meeting held in Arjun Baroda village, about 20 km from Indore city, that my government had waived the debt of 26 lakh farmers of the state. I openly challenge Shivraj Singh Chauhan and Jyotiraditya Scindia to refute this point of mine.
The former Chief Minister said that after joining the BJP after changing parties, Scindia is making “outcry” statements against the Congress these days. But during his stay in Congress, he used to praise his predecessor government led by farmers for loan waiver. Accusing the current Chief Minister of the state Shivraj Singh of making false declarations, he said that I never did politics of announcements while being the Chief Minister.
‘Officers should not walk around with a BJP badge in their pocket’
Describing the achievements of his government, Kamal Nath said, “I want to ask the public what I (during my time as Chief Minister) have forgiven the loans of farmers, by trying to bring new industrial investment and by launching a campaign against the mafia. Was it sin, crime or mistake? Kamal Nath accused the police and administration of the BJP-ruled state of suppressing Congress workers, saying, “IG or DIG, will respect your uniform.” Otherwise, you will understand where your uniform will go after the by-elections?
The 73-year-old Congress leader also said that I want to tell the government officials that they should not roam with the BJP badge in their pocket. Accusing the BJP of messing up democracy and constitution to gain power in the state, Kamal Nath said that the creator of the constitution, Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar, never thought that there would be a politics of bargaining by bidding in the country.
He said that we had formed the government with votes. Now the government has been formed with notes. The small deal is hidden but the big deal is not hidden.
Let me tell you that 22 rebel Congress MLAs resigned under Jyotiraditya Scindia and joined BJP in March this year. After which the then Kamal Nath government came in a minority. Due to this, Kamal Nath 20 March
