By Special Correspondent
Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh Congress Committee president Jitu Patwari on Friday voiced deep concern over what he described as the worsening law and order situation, arbitrary arrests and large-scale irregularities in the electoral roll across the State.
Patwari said the recent incident in Mandideep, where a man was allegedly urinated upon, reflected a total collapse of governance. “The NCRB data makes it evident that the State has moved from zero tolerance to zero control,” he said, adding that residents were no longer safe in buses, restaurants or even inside their homes. He alleged that assaults on police personnel, corruption within the force and rising criminal activity pointed to “a complete failure of the Home Minister”, demanding that Chief Minister Mohan Yadav respond.
The Congress leader also condemned the arrest of party worker and social activist Manjit Ghoshi in Narsinghpur over a social media post, calling it “undemocratic and dictatorial”. He alleged that the police misled the family and took Ghoshi to Delhi “in secrecy”, terming the action a direct attack on freedom of expression. Patwari said the Congress would stand firmly with the worker and extend full legal and moral support to his family.
Raising serious objections to alleged irregularities in the voter list, Patwari claimed that the SIR (special identification and revision) process had been deliberately complicated, leaving citizens distressed. In Bhopal and Indore, he said, more than half the forms had not been distributed, and BLOs themselves had not received them. “Instead of removing duplicate, incorrect or deceased voters, genuine names are being cut,” he alleged, accusing the ruling party of attempting to disenfranchise specific sections of voters.
Patwari said the pressure exerted on BLOs had created “an atmosphere of fear and confusion”, insisting that such tactics undermined democracy. “The people of Madhya Pradesh have awakened,” he said. “The collapse of law and order, suppression of workers and manipulation of the voter list mark the beginning of the end for this corrupt government. The Congress will stand with the public at every step.”
