Dhamtari, December 9 (HS). Youth Congress, under the leadership of Dhamtari Assembly President Hitesh Gangveer, surrounded the Dhamtari Tehsil office on December 9 with five-point demands and submitted a memorandum to Additional Tehsildar Akhilesh Jaiswal.
Congress District President Sharad Lohana, who came to submit the memorandum, said that at present paddy is being procured in the entire Chhattisgarh. The BJP is now breaking the promises against which it came to power. Irregularities have been found in many paddy procurement centres. BJP had promised to give a lump sum amount of Rs 3100 before coming into government, but now it is giving only Rs 2300. There is no guarantee as to when the remaining Samman amount will reach the farmers.
Mayor Vijay Dewangan said that farmers are troubled by the wrong policies of the BJP government. BJP came to power by promising to purchase 21 quintals of paddy, but the entire paddy of the farmers is not being purchased. Congress leader Anand Pawar said that BJP is playing tricks on the farmers. It is not giving lump sum amount to the farmers as promised, which is the failure of the BJP government. Youth Congress Assembly President Hitesh Gangveer said that all sections of the society are troubled by the BJP government. Farmers are not getting the honorarium on time, there is problem in purchasing paddy even after token deduction, electricity bills are coming uncontrollably, women are not safe in the city, incidents of stabbing and fighting have become common. They have surrounded the Tehsil office with other demands including illegal sale of narcotics. If this is not considered in time, then the Youth Congress is ready to stage violent protests in the future.
On this occasion, a large number of young Congress workers including Dhamtari MLA Omkar Sahu, former District President Mohan Lalwani, Anand Pawar, Yogesh Sharma, Councilor Rajesh Thakur, District President Narendra Sonwani, Geetram Sinha, Ashutosh Khare, Suraj Paswan, Ajay Sinha, Lekhraj Sahu were present. .