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Madhya Pradesh CM removes chief engineer for issuing ‘anti-farmer’ circular

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November 06, 2025

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Dr Mohan Yadav Wednesday ordered immediate removal of a chief engineer of the Electricity Department for issuing a controversial circular imposing a salary cut as a penalty on officials who supply electricity to farmers through agricultural feeders for more than 10 hours a day.

- STATESMAN NEWS SERVICE

Asthe controversy over the order escalated with the Opposition Congress questioning the BJP government's claims of being farmer-friendly, the CM ordered the removal of A K Jain, chief general manager of the MP Central Region Power Distribution Company (MPCRPDC).

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