Nagpur, Apr 10 (PTI) Senior Congress leader Arun Yadav on Friday slammed BJP rule in Madhya Pradesh for allegedly ignoring the plight of farmers and allowing a free run to mafias.
The former Union minister was here as a national observer for the Congress’ ‘Sanghatan Srijan Abhiyan’.
Addressing a press conference, the former MP Congress chief said, “MP has become a state of mafias. There is land mafia, liquor mafia and education mafia, all of which are working under BJP rule.” Despite Shivraj Singh Chouhan, who held the post of MP CM for the longest time, heading the Union agriculture ministry, farmers have been ignored, Yadav claimed.
“The BJP governments in MP and at the Centre have never cared for farmers. That is why farmers are protesting on the roads in MP. Wheat procurement is not taking place properly. In Madhya Pradesh, MSP was decided at Rs 2700 (per quintal). But today 80 per cent of farmers have sold their produce as government has not started procurement,” he said.
The procurement was expected to start on Friday but it has not begun properly, he alleged.
Speaking about assembly polls in five states, results of which will be declared on May 4, Yadav said, “The Congress will certainly win in Kerala and we are in a very strong position in Assam. The BJP is trying all tricks in West Bengal but will not succeed.” Assembly polls are being held in Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal and Puducherry. PTI CLS BNM
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