Accusing the BJP government in Madhya Pradesh of failing to deliver on its promises, the Congress has announced a statewide protest march and gherao the State Assembly on December 16.
State Congress President Jitu Patwari, talking to mediapersons, alleged that the BJP government has neglected its promises made to the people, leading to increasing debts, atrocities against tribals, Dalits, minorities, and women.
On the other hand, the government remains indifferent. Patwari criticized the state’s worsening economic condition and demanded that the BJP government issue a white paper.
“The current government is defined by crime, debt, and corruption. Under Chief Minister Mohan Yadav’s administration, corruption has no bounds, permeating from Vallabh Bhawan to the lowest levels of the administration,” he stated.
Patwari accused the BJP of deceiving every section of society. “Whether it was the promise to give Rs 3,000 to women, Rs 2,700 and Rs 3,100 as support prices for wheat and paddy to farmers, employment to the youth, or Rs 20,000 pensions to journalists over 60 years of age, the BJP has failed to deliver,” Patwari said.
To remind the government of its promises, the Congress will stage a massive march culminating in an Assembly gherao, for which preparations have already begun at district and block levels.
Leader of Opposition Umang Singhar criticized the Chief Minister, alleging that corruption and inefficiency characterize his administration. “Even the Chief Minister’s own colleagues are exposing his failures. The boat he is sitting in is sinking,” he remarked.
Singhar also took a dig at the Chief Minister’s recent visit to London, suggesting it appeared as though he was ‘begging for the state’. He questioned why the state continues to rely on borrowing instead of strengthening its economy.
Singhar highlighted pressing issues, including farmers struggling for fertilizers, increasing atrocities against women, harassment of tribals and Dalits, and corruption in the Jal Jeevan Mission, where villages still lack access to clean drinking water.
“Not a single promise from the BJP’s manifesto has been fulfilled. From the streets to the Assembly, we will raise the voice of the people,” Singhar declared.
The Congress plans to launch a grassroots awareness campaign across villages and households to inform people about their rights. The protest march, scheduled to begin at 12 PM from Jawahar Chowk in Bhopal, will culminate at the Assembly.
The protest will be led by State Congress President Jitu Patwari and Leader of Opposition Umang Singhar, focusing on the BJP’s unfulfilled promises, rising corruption, crimes against marginalized communities, unemployment, and other critical issues impacting the state.
