The State Congress, in its meeting held on Tuesday, sketched out a plan for financial blockade against the Government.
All the vice-presidents and general secretaries have been given parliamentary constituency-wise responsibilities. An action plan has been made to block all the national highways on the proposed date of January 31. State Congress chief Bhupesh Baghel presided over the meeting of office-bearers, in which he discussed with all of them. It is first different style of agitation of the Congress.
Office-bearers have been given responsibility to make it a success. All the district presidents have been asked to hold meeting for it. All the in-charge general secretaries were told to remain in their respective lok Sabha constituencies. State vice-president Pradeep Choubey suggested to add farmers also in this agitation, which got the support of all. Office-bearers said that the BJP had promised to give Rs 2100 as support price for paddy, but the Government has not taken any step in this direction.
Farmers were angry over this breach of promise, the said. It has been decided that the Congress workers would block all national highways on 31 stand would not allow any type of transportation. Former minister Vidhan Mishra, Ramlal Bharadwaj, Gurumukh Singh Hora, Dr Shiv Dahriya, Padma Manhar and other office-bearers were present at the meeting.