Bilaspur, Sep 30: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday accused the Congress government in Chhattisgarh of being steeped in corruption and misrule, saying there is a scam in every scheme of the state and that it did not spare even cow dung.
Modi also accused the Congress of seeking to divide women in the name of caste and by spreading lies, as he launched a fierce counter-attack on the main opposition party over its demand for OBC sub-quota in women’s reservation in legislatures.
Addressing a large crowd at the ‘Parivartan Mahasankalp rally’ here to mark the conclusion of the BJP’s two ‘Parivartan Yatra’ outreach campaigns in the poll-bound state, the prime minister also invoked his own OBC background to assert that the Congress hates him and has not stopped abusing the backwards, Dalits and tribals despite its leader being sentenced by court, an apparent reference to Rahul Gandhi. Gandhi was convicted by a Gujarat court for his “Modi surname” remarks.
The Supreme Court has since stayed the conviction. Modi cautioned people of Chhattisgarh that if the Congress is given another chance, it will be emboldened to continue to take the path of corruption and assured them that if the BJP is elected to power, stern action will be taken against those who are guilty in the alleged Public Service Commission(PSC) recruitment scam.
“Chhattisgarh is steeped in corruption and misrule. There is a scam in every scheme in the state.,” Modi said, hitting out at the Bhupesh Baghel government over alleged scams in ration distribution, liquor trade, PSC recruitment, District Mineral Foundation (DMF) fund utilization and cow dung procurement.
The state government “did not even spare cow dung and committed corruption in the name of gau mata (cow),” he said, referring to allegations of corruption in the cow dung procurement scheme. (PTI)
