As the time for Chhattisgarh assembly elections is coming closer, different colors of politics are coming to the fore. Leaders are trying their best to gain power. A strategy is being made to woo the voters. BJP’s Bhupesh Baghel is accusing the government of not fulfilling the 36 promises of the public manifesto. Meanwhile, an advocate of Durg district has filed a complaint in the Durg court against the Congress party for not fulfilling its promise.
Demand to register FIR against 13 Congress leaders
In the complaint, a demand has been made to register FIR against 13 Congress leaders including former Congress President Rahul Gandhi, Chhattisgarh Deputy Chief Minister TS Singhdev, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ravindra Choubey. Let us tell you that the public manifesto was released by the Congress Party before the 2018 assembly elections. 36 promises were made in this manifesto. Advocate Ashok Sharma has filed a complaint in the court of Judicial Magistrate First Class Punitram Gurupanch of Durg for not fulfilling the promises made in the manifesto.
Demand for action against these leaders
In the complaint, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, Minister TS Singhdev, Minister Mohammad Akbar, Minister Ravindra Choubey, Minister Shivkumar Dahria, Minister Umesh Patel, former minister Dr. Premsingh Tekam, MLA Dhanendra Sahu, Rajya Sabha MP Phulo Devi Netam, MLA Shailesh Pandey, MLA Arun The names of Vora, Shishupal Shori and former Union Minister Jairam Ramesh are included.
Court hearing on 25th September
Ashok Sharma has requested the court to direct the police station to register an FIR against everyone under sections of cheating (Section 415), fraud (Section 420), conspiracy (Section 120B) and common intention (Section 34). This complaint is to be heard in the court on September 25.
The promises of Congress public manifesto are deceitful and fraudulent.
Advocate Ashok Sharma has mentioned in the complaint that every section of the state has been affected due to non-fulfillment of the promises of the public manifesto. The promises made in the manifesto were deceitful and fraudulent. People believed in the promises on which they voted in favor of the Congress candidates and formed their government and later forgot to fulfill those promises.
These promises were not fulfilled
It has been said in the complaint that Congress had made a total of 36 promises like prohibition of liquor in the state, free education to girl students, pension of Rs 1000 to citizens above 60 years of age and Rs 1,500 per month to citizens above 75 years of age. It was also claimed in the manifesto that all the promises would be fulfilled within five years of the formation of the government, but this did not happen. Now the assembly elections are near. Once the code of conduct is imposed, no work will be done to fulfill these promises.
TS Singhdev was the convener of the manifesto committee.
Advocate Ashok Sharma told that the present Deputy Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh TS Singhdev was the convenor of the Congress Manifesto Committee. Minister Mohammad Akbar, Minister Ravindra Choubey, Minister Shivkumar Dahria, Minister Umesh Patel, former minister Dr. Prem Singh Tekam, MLA Dhanendra Sahu, Rajya Sabha MP Phulo Devi Netam, MLA Shailesh Pandey and MLA Arun Vora were the members of the committee.
Rahul and Jairam Ramesh made party
Advocate Ashok Sharma said that former Congress President Rahul Gandhi and former Union Minister Jairam Ramesh had conspired to circulate this manifesto in print and electronic media, hence they have also been made a party. Ashok Sharma said that the hearing on the petition is on September 25. I will present the petition arguments. If satisfied, the court can order FIR. He also said that if the petition is rejected, he will approach the sessions court.