Kamal Nath a ‘bigger problem than coronavirus’, says Madhya Pradesh CM

Taking a jibe at senior Congress leader Kamal Nath, Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Friday said that he is a bigger problem than coronavirus outbreak in the state. Chouhan, whose government had completed 100 days, was virtually addressing the citizens to mark the occasion. 

“Was Kamal Nath capable of fighting Covid-19? He is a bigger problem in Madhya Pradesh than Covid-19. We fought the crisis well,” the CM said, reported ANI. He added that his government has deposited Rs 40,000 crores in the accounts of poor people and asked if Kamal Nath will be able to do the same. 

“Will Kamal Nath put this money? Kamal Nath had stopped every public welfare scheme in the state. We made arrangements to buy farmers’ produce even in this crisis,” he said. 

Chouhan also accused that Kamal Nath, who was the previous CM had lied to farmers about indebtedness. “Kamal Nath did not pay the insurance premium only. I filed the premium as soon as I formed the government and deposited Rs 2,990 crore of insurance in the farmers’ accounts,” he added. 

Earlier in the day, Kamal Nath had stated that Chouhan’s government wasn’t an elected one. “They are a government of deals (sauda). Are people going to accept them?’ the former CM had asked.