’21 jobs, 225 scams’: Priyanka kickstarts Congress’ ballot marketing campaign in MP, slams BJP govt

By PTI

JABALPUR: Congress common secretary Priyanka Gandhi on Monday kickstarted her get together’s marketing campaign for the year-end Assembly polls in Madhya Pradesh with a rally in Jabalpur the place she accused the Shivraj Singh Chouhan authorities of being mired in corruption and failing to supply jobs.

She cited alleged corruption in Vyapam and ration distribution and mentioned 225 “scams” had taken place within the 220 months of Bharatiya Janata Party rule within the state.

“In the last three years, only 21 government jobs were provided in the state by the BJP government. When this figure was brought to my notice, I got it checked three times from my office and found it is a fact,” she mentioned.

Gandhi mentioned the Chouhan authorities had not even spared gods, referring to winds on May 28 damaging six idols within the Ujjain’s Mahakal Lok hall, the primary part of which was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in October final yr.

The 900-metre hall on the famend Mahakaleshwar Temple is being constructed at a value of Rs 856 crore and the primary part expenditure is Rs 351 crore.

Mocking the BJP’s “double-engine government” ballot discuss, Gandhi mentioned, “We have seen a lot of double and triple-engine governments, but people of Himachal and Karnataka have given a befitting reply in the polls.”

“Double engine government” is a time period utilized by the BJP to say having a ruling dispensation of the get together within the state and Centre was useful to individuals when it comes to growth.

Taking a jibe at Congressman-turned-BJP chief and Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia, Gandhi, with out taking his identify, mentioned some leaders in Madhya Pradesh had deserted the get together’s ideology for the sake of energy.

MLAs loyal to Scindia had give up the Congress in March 2020, bringing down the Kamal Nath authorities and paving the best way for Chouhan to return to energy.

JABALPUR: Congress common secretary Priyanka Gandhi on Monday kickstarted her get together’s marketing campaign for the year-end Assembly polls in Madhya Pradesh with a rally in Jabalpur the place she accused the Shivraj Singh Chouhan authorities of being mired in corruption and failing to supply jobs.

She cited alleged corruption in Vyapam and ration distribution and mentioned 225 “scams” had taken place within the 220 months of Bharatiya Janata Party rule within the state.

“In the last three years, only 21 government jobs were provided in the state by the BJP government. When this figure was brought to my notice, I got it checked three times from my office and found it is a fact,” she mentioned.googletag.cmd.push(perform() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

Gandhi mentioned the Chouhan authorities had not even spared gods, referring to winds on May 28 damaging six idols within the Ujjain’s Mahakal Lok hall, the primary part of which was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in October final yr.

The 900-metre hall on the famend Mahakaleshwar Temple is being constructed at a value of Rs 856 crore and the primary part expenditure is Rs 351 crore.

Mocking the BJP’s “double-engine government” ballot discuss, Gandhi mentioned, “We have seen a lot of double and triple-engine governments, but people of Himachal and Karnataka have given a befitting reply in the polls.”

“Double engine government” is a time period utilized by the BJP to say having a ruling dispensation of the get together within the state and Centre was useful to individuals when it comes to growth.

Taking a jibe at Congressman-turned-BJP chief and Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia, Gandhi, with out taking his identify, mentioned some leaders in Madhya Pradesh had deserted the get together’s ideology for the sake of energy.

MLAs loyal to Scindia had give up the Congress in March 2020, bringing down the Kamal Nath authorities and paving the best way for Chouhan to return to energy.