Ottoman empire, State

After a slow start the BJP's protests gathered steam and it confronted the authorities in most districts by mobilising large crowds. Reports from Gwalior, Jabalpur, Indore, Ujjain and Bhopal show BJP had been able to prove at least one point, the Congress can't match the BJP when it comes to organising rallies.The BJP protested against high electricity bill and the state government's failure to compensate the farmers while the Congress organised sit-in against the central government accusing it of discriminating while offering assistance to the famers distressed by long spells of heavy rain. While the Centre was quick to address the issues concerning BJP-ruled states like Karnataka, Maharashtra and Bihar farmers were in Madhya Pradesh were being overlooked.Senior BJP leaders led the protests at major district and divisional headquarters burning electricity bills and raising slogans against the Kamal Nath government. Former chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan led the protests at Rewa, leader of the opposition Gopal Bhargava at Bhopal, natonal vice-president Kailash Vijayvargiya at Ujjain and Indore, Vivek Shejwalkar at Gwalior and BJP state president Rakesh Singh led the protests at Jabalpur.At Ujjain the BJP workers scored on optics by taking out a black umbrella march. There were fewer workers but the umbrella march caught the television cameramen's eye for a wider coverage.There were histrionics with Kailash Vijayvargiya being arrested at Indore. His supports damaged the police van and pulled him out of it before the police took him away in a bus.Higher Education Minister Jitu Patwari targeted former Chouhan saying he was shedding crocodile tears here while he should have protested against the Centre in Delhi. Rakesh Singh, on the other hand, said the Centre has already extended the assistance state government is denying to have received.The Congress workers presented memoranda addressed to the President to all collectors. They also addressed press conferences at all district headquarters. The protesters of both parties defied section 144 that was in force all over the state.State Congress Committee Vice President of Media wing Abhay Dubey, PCC Media Coordinator Narendra Saluja and PCC State Spokesperson JP Dhanopia said that crop worth Rs 16,000 crore has been damaged in 60 lakh hectare due to excessive rainfall in the state but the Centres is acting with political rancour in denying the State its share State Disaster Relief Fund (SDRF).The central government has not yet provided any money from the National Disaster Relief Fund (NDRF) to compensate for the damage caused by the extreme natural calamity in Madhya Pradesh, while states like BJP-ruled Karnataka and Maharashtra get Rs 2411 and 2500 crore respectively.The Congress claimed that 19,000 school buildings, 17,000 Anganwadis, 1.20 lakh houses have suffered complete and partial damage. Also, about 11,000 km of roads have been damaged and 647 people have lost their lives due to extreme rainfall. Chief Minister Kamal Nath had met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and demanded a relief package of Rs 6621 crore for the state which not been received so far.Congress leaders said that in the event of a natural disaster in the federal structure, the state is given funds from the NDRF and SDRF by the central government. The central government has reduced the state's share of the NDRF. The central government is not giving funds from the NDRF to the Congress-ruled Madhya Pradesh.The Congress alleges that the 28 BJP MPs returned by the state have remained mute spectators to the farmers' woes in the state. So far, only Rs 247 crore has been provided by the Centre from the Disaster Fund.( With inputs from IANS )

Ottoman EmpireFOLLOW

Ottoman empire, Latest News

A Special Court on Monday directed the Tihar Jail authorities to submit a report about a visit by officials of Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and Enforcement Directorate (ED) to the prison at a time when a British Counsellor was meeting Christ ...

Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Saturday urged the Ministry of Jal Shakti, Government of India to take up a special programme for flood and erosion management in Assam. He requested the Ministry to convert 4,474 km of old embankments of th ...

Bolivian President Evo Morales has urged citizens to defend democracy in the face of what he termed a coup attempt against the constitutional order, after police were seen joining opposition-led protests in many places across the country. ...

In a matter regarding protection of stray cattle in Himachal Pradesh, the High Court on Thursday directed the state Government to file a fresh status report with regard to the opening of Gaushalas and Gausadans in the state. ...

Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma on Wednesday allayed fears and apprehensions about any harassment which may arise out of the Meghalaya Residents Safety and Security (Amendment) Ordinance, 2019 that requires registration of all non-residents, i ...

As the deadline for government formation in Maharashtra is fast approaching, Shiv-Sena is not ready to settle for any anything less than equal share of power as Sanjay Raut on Wednesday outrightly denied the possibility of reaching any new settlement ...

Union Minister of State for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) and Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries, Pratap Chandra Sarangi on Tuesday called on Arunachal Pradesh Governor Brig. B.D. Mishra (Retd.) at Raj Bhavan. ...

Monday turned out to be unusually chaotic in Madhya Pradesh with both the ruling and opposition parties hitting the street protesting against each other over the plight of farmers in the state. ...