Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Monday slammed the Centre for not addressing the issue of inflation and unemployment. Addressing the launch of the campaign theme and song of Uttarakhand Congress in Dehradun, the Chief Minister said that the centre is purposely not releasing the NSSO data. However, a local survey indicates that inflation and unemployment are at their peak after the BJP came into power and the income of people has declined. Targeting the Modi government for a rise in the price of gas cylinders, Baghel said that the central government is turning locals into consumers to favour some businessmen.
Addressing the press conference, Baghel said that the poor in the country is getting poorer and the rich are becoming richer after 2014. He said that the Centre is disturbing the household budget of a common man and added that since the distribution of free cooking gas the prices of a gas cylinder has gone up from Rs 400 to Rs 950 per cylinder.
About the manifesto, he said that the Uttarakhand Congress vows that if voted to power it will ensure that the price of a gas cylinder in the state never crosses Rs 500 mark, five lakh families in Uttarakhand will get Rs 40,000 every year, four lakh families will get employment and developing door to door health services with the help of a drone.
He said that even after getting an absolute majority in Uttarakhand, the BJP didn’t maintain the dignity of the post of Chief Minister.