MP Cong to corner govt during monsoon session

Bhopal, July 16 (UNI) Madhya Pradesh's main opposition Congress will endeavour to place the state's BJP government in the dock over the law and order situation, corruption, inflation and irregularities in central schemes as the Assembly's monsoon session gets underway tomorrow.

''Criminal activities have increased and the regime has proved unsuccessful in checking corruption. The tax imposed on fuel and LPG exceeds the VAT level. Besides, the prices of food grain and other material have also shot up,'' Leader of the Opposition Jamuna Devi alleged before mediapersons today.

Other issues to be raised are eviction of tribals from forests, failure to check the chikungunya ailment, pension scams, irregularities in Sardar Sarovar Project oustees' rehabilitation, Poverty Line survey and implementation of the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme.

''Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan funds were misappropriated and a newspaper published an advertisement wrongly linking a certain community's ritual to the 'School Chalo Abhiyan'. A complaint will be filed before the Union HRD Ministry,'' Ms Devi warned.

The Congress leader said she submitted a memorandum to Governor Balram Jakhar demanding a CBI probe into former chief minister Uma Bharti's allegations against the chief minister and senior BJP leaders.

The monsoon session's inaugural sitting will be addressed by President A P J Abdul Kalam. The session, comprising 10 sittings, would conclude on July 28.

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