The State Congress will hold a Statewide demonstration on August 30 against prevailing power cuts in the State.
Madhya Pradesh Congress Committee president Arun Yadav would participate in the sit-in demonstration to be held in the State capital, while the leader of Opposition in State Assembly Satyadev Katare would demonstrate in Jabalpur.
Yadav have sent a circular to the entire district and block Congress committee (DCC and BCC) presidents instructing them to organise sit-in demonstration against the prevailing power cuts in the state on August 30. The DCC and BCC presidents have also been told to submit a memorandum addressed to Governor of the State to the collectors of their respective districts demanding immediate rollback of the decision of power cut by the State Government.
A release from the state Congress office informed that the Congress workers would hold sit-in demonstration at Jawahar Bhawan, Roshanpura on Saturday from 4 to 6 pm and after that led by state Congress president Arun Yadav they would march towards chief minister house to round it off. While marching towards chief minister house Yadav and Congress workers would carry lamps, candles and lanterns to register protest against power cuts.
Yadav in his statement said, “BJP was voted to power with the promise of providing round the clock electricity to every household of the state under its Atal Jyoti Abhiyan. Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan sought support of the farmers with the promise that if voted to power his government would provide adequate electricity for irrigation. But the scheme meant for round the clock electricity supply has now become Atal Katoti.”
Yadav further said that it is amazing to note that despite a BJP government at centre Shivraj Singh Chouhan government of the state is not able to get coal supply from it for the thermal power plants of the State.