Raigarh, Nov. 18: Terming the Chhattisgarh government corrupt, Congress chief Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday said that the BJP government in the state did not spend the huge amount of money provided by the Centre, for developmental schemes.
Addressing her lone election rally in the state at Kharasia in the district, Mrs Gandhi said that the Central government had provided funds to the state without any bias, but the funds were never used for developmental works.
"The UPA government provided Rs 8,000 crores to Chhattisgarh to carry out developmental works. But unfortunately the state government did not spend the money for the purposes it was meant. It is yet to be ascertained where the money has gone," she said.
Referring to Naxal-related incidents in the state, Mrs Sonia Gandhi said that the problem multiplied several folds during the last five-years due to the faulty policies of the state government. She also said that the law and order situation in Chhattisgarh has deteriorated under the present regime.
"Chhattisgarh used to be a peaceful state. But now the situation is different. Law and order situation in the state has deteriorated and Naxal problem has multiplied," she said. Mrs Gandhi also spoke about the flagship initiatives of the UPA government, including the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme.
Meanwhile in Delhi, the Congress charged Chhattisgarh chief minister Raman Singh with misappropriating central funds. "We charge Chhattisgarh CM of misappropriating the Central funds, which went into the pockets of BJP ministers," said Congress spokesperson Manish Tewari.
Targeting the CM, the Congress spokesperson said if the people of the state will vote for the governance of Raman Singh, then it is certain that the Congress will for the next government there.
"We had started a movement against the BJP government right from the beginning and will expose it," Mr Tewari said.
—PTI
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