Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh continued with a rigorous election campaign on the second consecutive day on Sunday and staged a series of roadshows and addressed public meetings to mobilise public support for the BJP for a two-phased urban bodies polls slated in the State on Dec 29 and Dec 31.
He staged road shows in Surajpur, Manendragarh (Koriya district), Dipika (Korba district) and Korba town on Sunday. Interacting with voters in Manendragarh, Singh accused the Congress of ‘misguiding people’. He alleged “Congress has cheated people of the country for 60 years and not prepared any plan for development of poor people’’. He appealed to people to vote for BJP candidates only and leave the development work to him.
Singh said that PM Narendra Modi had launched the Congress - free India campaign at the time of lok Sabha elections and as a result Congress had been wiped out from many States. “Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Goa, Punjab, Haryana and Maharashtra are now Congress-free States,’’ Singh stated. He added that Jharkhand is the next State to be freed from Congress followed by Jammu and Kashmir where the next Government will not be formed without the support of the BJP. He further said that the local body election is the path for development of the city and villages.
“Chhattisgarh Government has decided to construct toilets in all the houses. Free water connections will also be provided for poor people. All the households will have water and electricity supply,’’ remarked Singh who is heading the BJP Government in the State since December 2003.
He announced that his Government would be planning to develop all cities on the concept of smart city. “In the smart city concept, people will not have to visit to the offices of municipal corporation, municipal councils or nagar panchayats for their works,’’ Singh observed. He presented details of achievements of the BJP Government in the State and also highlighted the development and welfare schemes which have been planned for all 27 districts of the State.