The address of Governor Shekhar Dutt in the State legislative Assembly on Tuesday was marred with repeated interruptions by the Opposition Congress legislators.
President of Chhattisgarh Pradesh Congress Committee (CGPCC) Bhupesh Baghel, former Minister Satyanarayan Sharma, former Congress State unit chief Dhanendra Sahu and others registered their protests over various issues mentioned by Governor in his address to House. In the address when the Governor mentioned about paddy procurement issue, Satyanarayan Sharma, Bhupesh Baghel and Dhanendra Sahu registered their protest.
Sharma said that the paddy is jammed in the cooperative societies across the State and farmers are facing problem due to it. Mentioning the letter written by Chief Minister to the Prime Minister over increasing the minimum support price of paddy, Sharma said they have objection over the letter written by Raman Singh
Bhupesh Baghel said that the State Government had not completed its promise of purchasing paddy at the rate of Rs 2,100 per quintal. The Government had also not paid bonus over paddy for last three years which is around Rs 3,880 crores, Baghel claimed. Further when the Governor said about ration cards being made on the names of elderly women in Chhattisgarh, Sharma interrupted saying thousands of fake ration cards were made before elections.
Over the free electricity being given to farmers in state Sharma claimed that farmers are facing problem due to discrepancies in the electricity bills. He further said we are the biggest producers of electricity then also the rate of electricity is higher in state and we have to purchase power from private companies.