Congress is party of 'lies and loot', says Jyotiraditya Scindia, talks about 'velvety roads' of Madhya Pra

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Ashoknagar: Union minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Friday termed the Congress "a party of loot and lies", and said it always cries about empty treasury when it comes to ensuring development..

It used to say 'Behen tijori khali hai' (sister, coffers are empty) while the BJP says 'Behen tijori tumahri hai' (sister, coffers are yours)," he said, speaking at a public meeting in support of BJP candidate Brajendra Yadav...

Before 2003, when the Congress ruled in Madhya Pradesh, there were only potholes and no roads, he said.. "But post 2003 (when the BJP came to power), five lakh km of roads were constructed and in the last 20 years velvety roads were constructed in the state," Scindia said, adding that "the double engine government (government of the same party at the Centre and in the state) has changed the face and fate of Madhya Pradesh."..

In the 2018 assembly elections, people reposed faith in the Congress but both "bade bhai and chhote bhai" (elder brother and younger brother -- apparently referring to Kamal Nath and Digvijaya Singh) turned the Vallabh Bhawan (state secretariat) into a den of corruption, Scindia alleged...

The "double engine government" changed the face of Mungaoli and made Bahadurgarh, which did not even have proper roads earlier, a tehsil as demanded by Yadav for ensuring its development, the Union minister said.. (Catch all the Business News, Breaking News Events and Latest News Updates on The Economic Times.)..

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