Raising the various problems faced by farmers of Chhattisgarh, BJP MLAs on Friday staged a ‘Satyagraha’ at Azad Chowk here.
Addressing the gathering, BJP President Vishnudeo Sai said the destiny of the state is hunger, fear and corruption under the Congress government. The people during BJP rule had forgotten all this for 15 years.
When the common man goes hungry, the possibility of revolt increases and the state is facing such a situation. Today, the Central government transferred Rs 18,000 crore into the accounts of 9 crore farmers across the country.
BJP Vice President and former Chief Minister Raman Singh said there is a need to stir the public opinion as to why the farmer in the state is under stress today and why is he forced kill himself.
He said all infrastructure development works have come to standstill.
Leader of Opposition in the Assembly Dharamlal Kaushik said it was former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee who started the Kisan Credit Card (KCC) and the BJP-led government in the state provided loan at zero percent interest to farmers.