Bhopal: Former Chief Minister and senior BJP leader Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Saturday claimed that the Congress-led Madhya Pradesh government had shattered all records of corruption in its 100 days of governance. Speaking at a dharna organized by BJP in Bhopal to protest against the Kamal Nath government, Chouhan said the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) would not remain silent on the issue of corruption.

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BJP workers led statewide protests on Saturday to expose the ‘corruption and shortcomings’ of the Congress government. Chouhan said Nath’s dispensation had lost its credibility within 100 days of coming to power for indulging in record-breaking corruption, he added. “Youth are being cheated. Nobody is getting employment. Development has come to a standstill. Only one industry is flourishing in M.P. [after the Congress took over] and that is the transfer industry,” Mr. Chouhan said here.

“The truth is for everyone to see. The state is moving towards destruction and devastation. We can’t see Madhya Pradesh in such a state of affairs and would fight against this,” Chouhan said. He accused the Congress government of discontinuing welfare measures started by him and claimed the state administration was engaging in drama in the name of employment. “Sarkar kahti hai dhor charao, dhol bajao, (The state government is asking the youth to herd cattle and beat drums),” said Chouhan in a veiled reference to the government’s announcement of offering employment for herding cattle and in musical bands.

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