To fulfill another promise made in the Vachan patra of Congress party, Kamal Nath Government in Madhya Pradesh has started the process to withdraw cases registered against around 100 farmers in Mandsaur during 2017 massive unrest.

These cases were filed by Madhya Pradesh police against the farmers during the previous BJP Government in the State, led by Shivraj Singh Chouhan.

"Kamal Nath Government fulfills its promise, cases filed against Mandsaur farmers will be taken back. Fulfilling its promise, the Kamal Nath government has begun the process of taking back cases filed against farmers during the Mandsaur movement," read a tweet by the official handle of the Madhya Pradesh Congress on Wednesday.

Mandsaur Superintendent of Police Hitesh Chaudhary told the media persons that FIRs were lodged against 100 farmers in year 2017 and a process has been initiated to withdraw these cases. He added that these cases lodged in various police stations of Mandsaur are being withdrawn.

Chaudhary added that in cases where the police probe found no concrete evidences against the farmers, the police has filed closure report in the court and the judiciary would decide further course of action.

Maximum 51 cases were lodged in Pipliyamandi area, the epicenter of farmers’ anger after the five agitating farmers were killed in police firing on June 6, 2017 and another –Ghanshyam Dhakad, had later died in police custody.

Affirming the reports of closure of cases against farmers, Pradesh Congress Committee took to twitter to announced, “Cases lodged against Mandsaur farmers would be withdrawn. With this, the Kamal Nath government has fulfilled yet another pre-poll promise.”

A State Government appointed committee formed to look into the cases slapped on farmers and others in 15 years of BJP rule last year had monitored all these cases.

“It was then decided that process of withdrawing cases, including political ones, lodged against farmers would be expedited and in those instances where the farmers concerned have been convicted by the courts, the Congress would be fighting their cases in courts,” Law minister PC Sharma had said last year adding in 2017, close to 3,000 farmers were slapped with different cases in a single month.

MPCC media cell coordinator Narendra Saluja said, “We had promised to withdraw all the fake cases lodged on farmers in BJP rule and accordingly we have started the process to close such cases in Mandsaur. We are committed to ensure justice to the farmers.”