Expressing solidarity with the farming community of the State in the hour of crisis, various social organisations and employees of Government departments, have come forward to express sympathy and help the suffering farmers.
Over `7.5 crore have been donated to the Chief Minister relief fund by various organisations to help the farmers in their hour of crisis.
The employees of the Urban Administration Department (UAD), Panchayat and Rural Department, Narmada valley department and others have collected funds for the peasants and have submitted it in the Chief Minister relief fund.
The Government doctors’ association has donated two months salary, amounting to about `3.30 crore — in the Chief Minister relief fund for the cause. The members of the fruit sellers association have donated `11,000 per member.
Government employees, social organisations and traders organisations are continuously extending support for the cause and have till now donated `7.5 crore in the relief fund.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has thanked all those employees, social and traders organisations that have extended helping hand to the farmers in this hour of crisis. The BJP and its State Government, besides people of the State, are standing alongside the farmers in this hour of crisis, said a Press release from the BJP.
The BJP leaders of the city and the State and elected representatives from the State capital have expressed their sympathy with the farmers.
Meanwhile, the people of the State capital voluntarily donated `2.86 lakh in the CM relief fund during the fast of Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan here on Thursday.
The sum has been deposited in fund account and receipt of the same has been issued to the concerned persons.
Meanwhile, the people of Bhopal expressed their sympathy with the farming community of the State, who suffered huge losses due to unseasoned rain and hailstorm that hit the State recently.