By Special Correspondent
Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh Congress Committee President Jeetu Patwari, addressing a press conference on Sunday morning, spoke extensively on the upcoming Congress training camp in Pachmarhi, the current political scenario in the state, and sharply criticised the policies of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government.
Patwari said the three-day “Mahamantan” (intensive brainstorming) session beginning in Pachmarhi would focus on the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) programme and other key organisational matters. Newly appointed district presidents will be trained in the party’s ideology, structure, and working style. He added that following the Organisation Creation Campaign, this training would further strengthen the Congress at the district level.
Expressing concern over rising alcohol consumption, Patwari said, “Saving the youth from alcohol and drugs is our top priority. The BJP government is targeting ₹17,000 crore in revenue from liquor sales while destroying the younger generation.”
Taking a swipe at Chief Minister Mohan Yadav’s “25-year vision” statement, Patwari remarked, “Madhya Pradesh is drowning in ₹5 lakh crore of debt. Law and order is in shambles. BJP MPs and MLAs are misbehaving with citizens — recently, BJP MP Ganesh Singh slapped a member of the public in Satna. This is their culture.”
He further alleged that “the BJP government is a 50% commission regime” and accused it of promoting liquor sales to every household while ignoring farmers’ suffering. “OBC reservations have been halted, 27 departments’ employees are unpaid, yet the Chief Minister has purchased an aircraft worth ₹200 crore and spends ₹25 lakh daily on its operations,” he said.
Patwari also accused the BJP of undermining Dr B.R. Ambedkar’s ideals, alleging that “the High Court complex still lacks a statue of Dr Ambedkar because of BJP interference.”
Drawing a comparison with Congress rule, Patwari said, “In Congress’s 55 years in power, there was no 50% commission, no violence against citizens, no forced liquor distribution, and no cruelty towards farmers.”
He concluded by reaffirming the Congress’s commitment to protect public interests and to take people’s issues “from the streets to the Assembly” with renewed organisational strength.
