Cong to raise Pushp Steel, power tariff hike in its drives

Raipur, May 17, 2013

Congress is planning to strongly raise Pushp Steel and proposed power tariff hike issues in its parivartan yatra and statewide door-to-door campaign - har ghar Congress, ghar-ghar Congress. 

Notably, the party launched three-month long door-to-door drive on April 1 and parivartan yatra on April 12. The fourth phase of the yatra will commence from Bijapur on May 23. 

In Pushp Steel case, the Congress has launched offensive against chief minister Raman Singh and is alleging that the latter was deeply involved into the matter. In this connection, the party general secretary Bhupesh Baghel has written letters to chief election commissioner at New Delhi and state’s chief secretary. 

While the Congress is continuously attacking the CM on Pushp Steel case, the government is defending the latter and giving clarifications on every allegation against him since recent past. 

In the backdrop of its recent disclosures on Pushp Steel case, the Congress would like to encash the matter by raising it prominently during parivartan yatra.

The party has also found proposed hike in electricity rates as another major issue related to public. Holding government’s policies responsible for loss incurred by Chhattisgarh state power distribution company limited (CSPDCL) the party’s state unit president Nandkumar Patel and Ravindra Choubey say that the Congress will oppose power tariff hike. The party aims to hit at the government on both the issues in its two drives.

Hariprasada arriving today

Chhattisgarh Congress incharge BK Hariprasada will arrive in state capital on Saturday. From Raipur, he will straightaway proceed to Raigarh to attend marriage function of state Congress president Nandkumar Patel’s son to be held on May 19. He will also attend marriage ceremony of CLP leader Ravindra Choubey’s daughter at Raipur on May 20.