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Raman Singh faces heat of recent failures, Congress gheraos PM house

"We ask Modi --- Is this sushasan? Chhattisgarh is the worst governed state in the country," PCC chief Baghel said.

Congress workers from Chattisgarh protest against the state CM Raman Singh and Health Minister Alok Agarwal in New Delhi on Tuesday. (Source: PTI) Congress workers from Chattisgarh protest against the state CM Raman Singh and Health Minister Alok Agarwal in New Delhi on Tuesday. (Source: PTI)

Pressure to quit mounts on Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh as almost all senior state Congress leaders are camping and holding dharnas in Delhi demanding his resignation. For the first time during Singh’s 11-year tenure, the opposition Congress has staged protest outside the Prime Minister residence in Delhi.

Citing the repeated failures of the Singh government over the last six months on all fronts, PCC chief Bhupesh Baghel said: “The paddy farmer is in crisis. Women died after sterilizations, babies are dying due to lack of medicare. Raman Singh has no solution for Maoist problem either as attacks on police force continues. He has failed on all fronts and must resign immediately.”

“We ask Modi — Is this sushasan? Chhattisgarh is the worst governed state in the country,” Baghel added.

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The opposition against Singh has also given a common platform to the divided faction of Congress as various leaders including former CM Ajit Jogi and AICC treasurer Moti Lal Vora have come together as they marched from Jantar Mantar to parliament on Wednesday.

Singh is also facing immense pressure from within the party as his rivals are plotting to dethrone him, and talks are on to find his replacement.

Festive offer

Amid this, BJP president Amit Shah is visiting Raipur on Friday for reviewing the membership drive of the party in the state. BJP ministers baying for Singh’s blood are keen to seize the opportunity and submit a case against the chief minister. The indifferent approach of Singh, BJP men point out, towards various problems is hurting the party in the state that is going to municipal elections later this month.

In a recent meeting chaired by state BJP president Dharam Lal Kaushik many leaders pointed out that the party’s membership drive has been severely affected due to the growing public mood against the government.

First uploaded on: 10-12-2014 at 17:12 IST
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