Former Chief Minister and State Congress Chief Kamal Nath said that Seoni district is perhaps the only district in state that does not have an engineering college. This is the development of BJP-led state government in 18 years. He was talking to media in Seoni on Sunday.
During his tour to Seoni district, he took meeting of party workers and addressed a public meeting Udaypanit. Later, he left for Chhindwara. Nath lashed out at state government for not giving equal attention to all the districts in the state.
“The picture of the state is not hidden from anyone, it is number one in the country in child crime, it is number one in the country in atrocities against dalits and tribals, it is number one in the country in female suicide and harassment. These are not my figures, it is the data of central government," Nath said.
Speaking on ban on Bajrang Dal, he said there was no mention of banning Bajrang Dal in Congress election manifesto of Karnataka. Political parties are creating confusion over the issue, he added.
He expressed concern over increasing unemployment in the state, "Unemployment has peaked in the state. About one crore youths are unemployed," Nath said.
Nath reached Udepani village of Seoni Assembly segment to address Congress workers, said that every election has a lot of meaning and the elections that are held after five months have great significance.
Today in this election, it is in front of us how to keep our culture alive. There is no country in the world where there are so many religions, so many languages and so many castes of people.
There are people of different religions in every village. Brotherhood is the culture of our country. We connect hearts, connect relationships, connect relationships, keep the villages connected. Today the attack on this culture has started, as people are out to spread hatred and divide people.
The constitution of India is known all over the world, but what will happen if this constitution goes into the wrong hands? Hindi controversy in Tamil Nadu, Khalistan slogans in Punjab. You witness what is happening in Manipur in the last seven days. Disputes, violence between different castes. So many people died in Manipur.
Where is the culture of our country going? We all have to become protectors, this is the challenge before us, he added.
Addressing the gathering, former Chief Minister Kamal Nath said that in his 15-month government, two and a half months have passed in the code of conduct of the Lok Sabha. The Congress did the work of waiving off the loans of 27 lakh farmers of the state in the first instalment.
In this the loan of 62,000 farmers of Seoni was waived.
“I gave 100 units of electricity for Rs 100, which one did you get? I built a cowshed, what mistake did I make by getting one thousand cowsheds made? I increased the pension, what sin did I commit? After being in the government for 18 years, Shivraj ji asks me, what did Kamal Nath say that what Kamal Nath did, the public will answer you. Kamal Nath does not need to answer,” he added.
Nath made many sarcasm allegations against the Chief Minister, saying that the time of elections is coming, now Chief Minister Shivraj Singh is roaming around with coconut in his pocket. He does Bhoomi Pujan wherever he goes, now he has become the Bhoomi Poojan minister.
“I am sad, where development has not taken place and the Chief Minister takes out Vikas Yatra there. Now the public will ask you to account. We will give 1500 rupees per month to our sisters. Will give gas cylinders for Rs.500. Five months are left, so many pictures are in front of you,” Nath said.