Raipur: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said that he could sense a public clamour for change in Chhattisgarh to facilitate return of BJP to power in the state in the year-end assembly elections.
Addressing a massive public rally in Bilaspur in Chhattisgarh, marking the end of the 16-day ‘Parivartan Yatra’, a mass outreach campaign launched by BJP in the state on September 12, Mr Modi said that “The enthusiasm, I have noticed among the people here, clearly demonstrates that a change is in the air in Chhattisgarh”.
“The people of Chhattisgarh have decided not to tolerate the atrocities perpetrated on them by the Congress government in the state and made up their mind to dump the Congress and return BJP to power in the state in the upcoming assembly elections”, Mr Modi said.
Terming the Bhupesh Baghel government as ‘corrupt’, he said that scandals have become the hallmark of the five-year-rule of Congress in Chhattisgarh.
“Employment opportunities have been marred by scams, and corruption is prevalent in every government initiative”, he said.
He said that it was BJP that alone sensed the potential and aspirations of Chhattisgarh which was established by late prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s decision to create the new state of Chhattisgarh, carved out of Madhya Pradesh in 2,000.
He said that the BJP-ruled government at the Centre was always generous towards Chhattisgarh by sanctioning various infrastructure projects for the state.
The previous Congress-led UPA government at the Centre used to make an allocation of Rs 300 crore per annum for development of the railway sector in the state.
However, this year, the Union government has sanctioned Rs 6,000 crore for railway expansion in the state.
Besides, the Centre has also allotted Vande Bharat Express trains to Chhattisgarh.
Recalling the recent statement by Chhattisgarh deputy chief minister T S Singh Deo appreciating the Centre for supporting the state in various areas, he said that the former’s remarks had created havoc in Congress, instead of making his party leaders happy.
He accused the Bhupesh Baghel government of stalling various infrastructure projects sanctioned by the Centre for the state and wondered how a state could progress if developmental works were stopped.
Mr Modi pledged not to spare any efforts for the development of the state.
“It is Modi’s guarantee to guarantee the realisation of the dreams and aspirations of the people of Chhattisgarh”, he said.
Mr Modi said that the passage of the women's reservation bill in the parliament recently demonstrated his commitment to his guarantees.
