Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan addressed over half a dozen election meetings on Tuesday in the poll bound Maihar assembly constituency of the state to seek votes for Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate Narayan Tripathi. By-poll for bound Maihar assembly constituency is scheduled for February 13.
Chouhan addressing election meeting at Tilora and Nadan said that in democracy elections are held for development. “Development of Maihar is the top priority of BJP government of the state. The BJP government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi is working at the centre while the state government has set new dimensions of development in Madhya Pradesh,” said Chouhan.
Chouhan by counting state government’s decision of providing 50 per cent reservation to the women in local bodies, ladli laxmi scheme, Kanyadan and Nikah scheme and reservation in government jobs for women further said that BJP government of the state has taken many decisions in the interest of the women to bring smile on the faces of fairer sex. Madhya Pradesh has become leading state of the country in women’s security, respect, progress and empowerment.
The chief minister said that before 2003 MP used to come under BIMARU state and during the Congress regime in the state potholes used to be found at the place of roads. The Congress during its over fifty years rule in the state tantalized the people for electricity, roads, water and other basic amenities while the BJP in its rule paved the way of progress by providing round the clock electricity under Atal Jyoti drive, water for every field, construction of over 90, 000 kilometer roads, he added.
The senior BJP leader said that the BJP government has developed the infrastructure in the state due to that investors have attracted towards Madhya Pradesh. He called on the electorate that for the comprehensive development of Maihar make BJP candidate Narayan Tripathi victorious.