Include MP in List of Drought Affected States: Chouhan to Centre
In the wake of scanty rains in Madhya Pradesh, chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has asked the central government to include the state in the list of drought affected states.
In an interview, Chouhan said that state government has already declared 38 out of 50 districts as drought affected and written to the Union Ministry for central assistant to the state government.
“In view of the loss of crops due to drought, Centre should provide assistance to the state without any discrimination,” Chouhan said.
Blaming the Centre for not paying attention to the demand made by the state government, the chief minister said that even a single penny has not been granted to the state by the UPA government despite drought situation for the last three years.
He also stressed that in spite of recommendations of Rs 4, 000 crore as relief for the drought affected areas, no amount of money has been sanctioned to the state so far.
Speaking about Bundelkhand issue, Chouhan accused the Congress of playing political game which, he said, was against the basic motive of Union fabric.
Highlighting relief package of Rs 500 crore to the drought affected Bundelkhand region, he said that the Centre has not given any relief to the area.
He accused the Congress of playing to the gallery over the constitution of Bundelkhand Development Authority by saying that it (Congress) wanted development of the area but the Chief Ministers of Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh were not in its favour.
When asked about the Congress terming the BJP government in Madhya Pradesh as anti-workers, he said, the government has given so much to the working class within three years which was not provided to them in the last 50 years.
The Chief Minister said his government is serious to solve the problems of teachers in the state but they should not use Teacher’s Day as a weapon for their protest.
“Whatever the compulsion with the employees and the teachers against the government, but they should give-up this type of tendency because no government can go beyond its financial capacity,” he said.
