AICC general secretary Digvijay Singh, accompanied by Union minister Charandas Mahant, paid a courtesy visit to former Union minister Vidya Charan Shukla, at the latter’s house ‘Radheyshyam Bhawan’ here on Tuesday morning. After breakfast, Singh had some political discussion with the State Congress leaders.
Talking to the media, Digvijay Singh said that the Congress has unity and a wave of change is blowing in Chhattisgarh. State Congress president Nandkumar Patel and leader of the opposition in Chhattisgarh assembly Ravindra Choubey were also present on the occasion.
Former Union minister Shukla, who was waiting for the AICC general secretary for about 15 minutes outside his house, welcomed Singh by shaking hands.
State Congress president Nandkumar Patel and leader of the opposition in Chhattisgarh assembly Ravindra Choubey, former minister Amitesh Shukla, former Rajya Sabha MP Kamla Manhar, former minister Satyanarayan Sharma and Cricket Association president Baldev Singh Bhatia were also present at the house of Shukla.
During informal discussion, party leader from Bilaspur laxman Mukeem reminded Digvijay Singh that when he was chief minister of the undivided Madhya Pradesh, on a complaint of black marketing of kerosene, he had declared action against the food officer concerned from the dais and had transferred the commissioner also. But the BJP Government in the State has been doing nothing against black marketing, he alleged.
Singh gathered information about the organisation of Cricket from Cricket Association president Baldev Singh Bhatia. Bhatia informed him that two IPl match was held in Raipur and the Delhi team has declared Raipur as its home ground, as they had won both matches.
Singh advised Bhatia to make efforts for the organisation of international matches in Raipur. Bhatia told him that he would try for holding international matches after the IPl.
After breakfast, the AICC general secretary called State Congress president Nandkumar Patel and leader of the opposition in Chhattisgarh assembly Ravindra Choubey, Dr Mahant and former minister Satyanarayan Sharma for a photo session with Vidya Charan Shukla and then, along with the party leaders, left for Dhamtari.
Earlier, Digvijay Singh visited MlA Rajkamal Singhania, state Congress former secretary Iqbal Ahmad Rizvi, Abdul Hamid Hayat and Govind lal Vora at his house and had short discussion with them.