The City Congress Committee on Thursday took out rally to stage gherao of the official residence of Chief Minister Dr Raman Singh, but were arrested at Moti Bagh chowk. The Congressmen alleged that massive corruption was happening in various scheme run by state government like making of ration cards, distribution of sewing machine and others.
large number of party workers gathered at before the Congress Bhawan in Gandhi Maidan in the noon hours and started marching towards CM house led by Mayor Raipur Dr Kiranmayee Nayak, Congress MlA Kuldeep Juneja and City President of Congress Committee Vikas Upadhyay. The Mayor said countdown for BJP government has already started and in the coming elections people of Chhattisgarh will give them (BJP) a good lesson.
Seeing the Congress rally police had made strong security arrangements. Barricades were erected before Press Club Moti Bagh, PHE Chowk and other major roads leading to the CM house. Police had to use mild force to quell the protesting Congress party workers who tried to pass the barricades. later on the protesters were held in the Neta ji Subhas Stadium which was declared a makeshift jail.
City Congress President Vikas Upadhyay talking with reporters said that Dr Raman Singh government has made mockery of the Food Security law working in Chhattisgarh. “In past five years, seven times ration cards have been changed. About 25,000 fake cards have been prepared and no action is being taken in this connection,” he claimed.
Congress party MlA Kuldeep Juneja alleged that in past 10 years development of state has totally stalled and BJP government is cheating the residents of Chhattisgarh.