Congress MLAs call off protest in M.P. Assembly

March 28, 2015 02:22 am | Updated 02:22 am IST - Bhopal:

Bhopal Congress General Secretary Digvijaya Singh offering juice to Leader of Opposition Satyadev Katare with party MLA's to break their indefinite hunger strike in Madhya Pradesh Assembly.

Bhopal Congress General Secretary Digvijaya Singh offering juice to Leader of Opposition Satyadev Katare with party MLA's to break their indefinite hunger strike in Madhya Pradesh Assembly.

Congress MLAs who were holding a sit-in on the premises of the Madhya Pradesh Assembly for the last four days demanding relief to farmers affected by rain and hailstorm, on Friday called off their agitation without getting any assurance from the State government.

The MLAs pledged to go to the villages to mount pressure on the BJP-led M.P. government and ensure that farmers whose crops were hit received compensation.

The MLAs possibly gave up their sit-in and called off their indefinite hunger strike after two of their colleagues, Umang Singhar and Madhu Bhagat fell ill, and were hospitalised on Friday.

All India Congress Committee (AICC) general secretary Digvijaya Singh offered lemon juice to Leader of Opposition Satyadev Katare and Congress MLAs to break their indefinite hunger strike which they had started on Friday to intensify their protest.

“The BJP government is insensitive to farmers’ problems. Our MLAs will head to villages to ensure that farmers get compensation for their damaged crop,” Mr. Singh told reporters at the main gate of the Assembly.

He said that rampant corruption has plagued the ongoing survey to access damage to crops.

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