'People of Madhya Pradesh disillusioned by 18 years of BJP rule,' claims Jairam Ramesh

During a press conference held at the Pradesh Congress headquarters, former Union minister Jairam Ramesh launched the theme song “Badhao Haath-Phir Kamal Nath” for the Madhya Pradesh state assembly elections. Along with the launch, he mentioned that the 4,000-kilometre-long journey from Kanyakumari to Kashmir led by Rahul Gandhi “provided an opportunity” for the party and its workers to unite.

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“Congress has strengthened itself, and a new energy has come into the Congress. The result is that we are forming a clear majority government in four out of five states. We witnessed change in Karnataka, and we will also see change in Madhya Pradesh because the public wants change.”

He mentioned the scams that occurred in Madhya Pradesh and criticized the state government. Jairam Ramesh said, “For 18 years, the BJP has been in power in Madhya Pradesh. People from the BJP make big claims, but in these 18 years, what has become the identity of Madhya Pradesh and its reality?” He further charged that the state had witnessed the highest number of scams in the country, and mentioned the Patwari scam, nursing scam, and Vyapam scam. “More than 250 such scams have happened, which Priyanka Gandhi mentioned in her speech. No one can deny that scams did not happen in Madhya Pradesh, and these scams have turned Madhya Pradesh into a sick state.”