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Dewas, Nov 13 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on Thursday launched a scathing attack on the Congress, saying opposition leaders have limited themselves to social media and that is why they have failed to win any election in the state in the last 20 years.
Yadav alleged that the Congress questions the intentions of the BJP government on religious festivals being organized on a large scale in Madhya Pradesh and even on the cash benefits being given to women (Laadli Behna) and farmers through various schemes.
Addressing a large gathering of farmers in Dewas district, the Chief Minister said, “I don’t know why Congress leaders feel pain when the BJP government transfers money to the bank accounts of the beneficiaries of Ladli Behna Yojana and to provide financial assistance to farmers.”
Further attacking the current leadership of Madhya Pradesh Congress led by Jitu Patwari, Mohan Yadav said that the opposition has alienated itself from the people, which is why the party has been out of power in the state for the last 20 years.
Without naming any Congress leader, Yadav said, “They (Congress) have been in the opposition for the last 20 years because of their mistakes. If the situation remains like this, the Congress will remain in the opposition for the next 50 years because no one will support them.”
During the program in Dewas, the Chief Minister transferred Rs 233 crore into the bank accounts of 1.33 lakh soybean farmers under the ‘Bhavantar’ scheme and said the state government was committed to ensuring fair prices for the crops.
He said that Madhya Pradesh’s identity as “Soybean State” has been created due to the hard work of its farmers.
“Under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, both the Center and the states are committed to ensuring that farmers get fair prices for their crops. That is why we launched the Bhavantar Yojana, which is the first of its kind in the country,” Yadav said.
Under the scheme, the government compensates farmers from its treasury for the difference between the minimum support price (MSP) announced by the Center and the lower rates offered by traders in the mandis, officials said.
During this, the Chief Minister also laid the foundation stone of development works worth more than Rs 180 crore in Dewas.
–IANS
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