RAIPUR: Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting, Youth, and Sports, Anurag Singh Thakur, on Tuesday accused Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel of depriving 18 lakh poor people of their houses by not contributing the state’s share to the Pradhan Mantri Aawas Yojana (PMAY). He asserted that the chief minister and his team were immersed in scams.
Addressing a press conference here, he highlighted that multiple scams had overshadowed the state during the
Congress regime.
Citing the PSC recruitment scam as an example, the union minister claimed that children of Congress leaders, bureaucrats, and others were selected for various government posts, while merit holders were overlooked and ignored.
Assuring that the PSC scam would be probed, the union minister stated that it was Modi's guarantee to the youth that one lakh vacancies in the state would be filled after the BJP forms the government.
Despite the global recession, India’s inflation rate varies between 4.6 and 7, and Thakur attributed this to the Modi government’s policies, he said.
Targeting the chief minister over unfulfilled promises of 2018, Thakur accused the Congress of deception and claimed that Bhupesh Baghel is reneging on his promises, signaling a political shift in Chhattisgarh.
He stated that promises such as providing Rs 500 per month to women, distributing cylinders at Rs 500, and implementing complete liquor prohibition were not fulfilled. Thakur said the Congress has failed to fulfill promises in states ranging from Chhattisgarh to Himachal Pradesh and Karnataka. He urged the people to save the innocent people of Chhattisgarh from Congress's false guarantees, assuring that the BJP government would root out corruption and guarantee that wrongdoers would not be spared.
Thakur highlighted the BJP's vision for the state, promising job opportunities, a bonus for tendu leaf collectors, and specific schemes for BPL families and women. He pledged to address issues such as housing shortages and empower the youth with employment opportunities, contrasting the BJP's commitment with the Congress's unfulfilled promises.
In a direct challenge to Congress, Thakur urged the people to choose a party that delivers on its commitments, asserting that the BJP would accomplish in two years what Congress could not in five. The minister concluded by pledging the BJP's dedication to creating employment opportunities and uplifting the state's economy.