Senior BJP leader lK Advani on Saturday alleged that the Congress-led UPA Government is involved in scams, while Narendra Modi and Shivraj Singh Chouhan were emerging as role models for development.
‘Atal Jyoti Project’ was inaugurated by the former Deputy Prime Minister Advani in Shahdol. The campaign aims to provide 8 hours of uninterrupted power supply to agriculture sector while 24 hours of power supply to non agriculture sector of the Shahdol division. Under the Atal Jyoti Project around 3 lakh consumers of 1860 villages and around 25 lakh people will be benefited.
Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, BJP State president Narendra Singh Tomar and Minister of Energy Rajendra Shukla were present at the occasion. Three districts of the Shahdol division Shahdol, Anuppur and Umaria will be benefitted by the project.
While addressing the inauguration programme Advani told that the providing power supply for 24 hours by Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan is an excellent gift for the Shahdol division. Due to growth across all the sectors and good governance Chouhan has emerged as a role model for the whole country.
He expressed that he has confidence in the leadership of Shivraj Singh Chouhan that would lead BJP to the victory in the Assembly elections for the third time.
Praising Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Advani said that Singh is sympathetic towards the poor and under stand their suffering which makes him an ideal leader.
Advani expressed pleasure over the status of MP, Chhattisgarh and Bihar which are not considered BIMARU States now and have been included in the developing states. The Krishi Karman Awards bagged by MP is a big achievement for the State. The proposed Medical College at Shahdol will be providing opportunities for the youths. He said that Chouhan should bring out a booklet titled ‘Turn-around of Madhya Pradesh
During the programme Advani emphasised the development of country under the leadership of Atal Bihari Vajpayee. In his speech, he recalled the six ‘yatras’ he had undertaken during his long political career and admitted that though people can be moved by issues of religion and temple, it was development that really brought
them together.
Chief Minister Shivraj Singh announced waiver of surcharge, providing loans, fixation of minimum support price and freedom from the electric meters for the farmers.
Currently the State is producing 10,243 Megawatt, which would be enhanced to 14,000 Megawatt. The energy department has been granted Rs 10,000 crore by the State Government to provide the power supply and generation situation in the state. The Government aims to establish the State which provides uninterrupted power supply.