Rajya Sabha member from Congress Digvijay Singh met Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan at his residence on Sunday, but in the leadership of fomer chief minister and PCC Chief Kamal Nath. Digvijay Singh had staged a dharna at CM's residence on Friday, after his appointment to meet the chief minister was cancelled. PCC Chief Kamal Nath had also reached the dharna site, after meeting Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan at the State Hanger (Airport).
On that day, Nath had told media persons that he had no knowledge that Singh was staging dharna in Bhopal. He came to know about this from the CM. He further stated that he urged Chouhan to look into the problems of peasants Singh is raising. After Nath attended the dharna, within minutes, the appointment to meet Chouhan was finalized for Sunday Morning.
Ironically, the meeting with the CM held in the presence of PCC Chief Kamal Nath. Sources said that Digvijay Singh was to take credit of the raising farmers' issue, but Nath came in between and got the credit of the appointment.
Official sources claimed that it was evident that the Singh was not allowed to meet the CM, but the appointment was finalized, only after it was decided that Nath would remain present there.
After meeting the chief minister, Nath told media persons that he raised the issue of farmers. However, he clarified that it was Digvijay Singh who had got the appointment to meet the CM.
Digvijay Singh apprised the Chief Minister of the difficulties faced by farmers in the dam submergence affected areas on which the Chief Minister assured him of an inquiry into the entire matter. The two former chief ministers returned after meeting the chief minister.
The same former CM Digvijay Singh was told about his problems by the affected farmers of Guna, Rajgarh, Vidisha and Bhopal districts who were submerged under Suthalia and Tem projects due to Jan Jagran Yatra. The farmers said that the government has said that they will not pay compensation to the leased farmers.
Digvijay Singh was seeking an appointment with Chief Minister Chouhan over the same difficulties faced by the farmers.