Chhaya Verma, the State Congress General Secretary who has been picked by Congress as its Rajya Sabha candidate from Chhattisgarh, said on Saturday that development of farmers and youths would be her priority.
Meanwhile, the State Congress Chief Bhupesh Baghel after her selection by party for RS candidate, opined that party high-command might have considered
Chhaya Verma’s track record in terms of her association with Panchayati Raj movement.
According to Baghel, State Congress had submitted a list of dozens of probable out of which the party high-command choose Chhaya Verma’s name.
Notably, during the lok Sabha elections Chhaya Verma’s name was finalized as party’s candidate from Raipur seat but due to some reasons her name was cancelled in last minutes.
Earlier talking to media persons, Chhaya Verma expressed gratitude towards Congress President Sonia Gandhi and state party President Bhupesh Baghel for placing confidence in her for Rajya Sabha candidature from Chhattisgarh.
“I will work for overall development of Chhattisgarh and my fight will be especially against corruption in the State,” she said.