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  • Madhya Pradesh’ Investors Summit: Companies make a beeline to unveil mega plans

    By Express News Service

    BHOPAL:  On day one of the two-day ‘Invest Madhya Pradesh’ Global Investors Summit in Indore, many big names in the Indian industry made major investment announcements in the central Indian state.State government sources said the biggest announcement of Rs 60,000 crore was made by the Adani Group.

    In a one-on-one with chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, the Adani Agro, Oil & Gas managing director Pranav Adani unfolded his plans to invest Rs 60,000 crore in the field of minerals, energy, agriculture, renewable energy and coal in the state. The Adani Group also plans to set up a hospital in the state.

    In a discussion with the CM, the chairman and managing director of ITC Ltd, Sanjeev Puri, while talking about the 300 FPOs (follow-on public offers) being operated in the state, detailed plans to set up 1,000 FPOs with an investment of Rs 1,500 crore.

    The ITC Group will also set up a packaging and food processing unit in the state. The packaging unit will start by the end of this year. The group is promoting the cultivation of aromatic plants. A unit based on its processing will also be set up in the state. ITC Mart is also expanding to provide guidance to farmers.Puneet Dalmia, MD of Dalmia Bharat Ltd, proposed to set up a cement plant in the state and encourage tree plantation on the waste land of the state.

    Noel Tata, the MD of Tata International, while discussing expansion plans in MP, spoke about adding more retail outlets in the state. He promised a total investment of Rs 22,500 crore in MP. Addressing the inaugural session of the summit which was inaugurated by PM Modi with detailed video speech, CM Chouhan said he was always available as the CEO of MP. “The per capita income in the state has increased to 1.37 lakh, but we are not at peace, that’s why continuous work is going on in Madhya Pradesh,” said the CM.

    Indore summit

    The two-days summit in Indore is being attended by 5,000 industrialists-investors from 85 nations
    Maximum Rs 60,000 cr investment announced by the Adani Group on the first day
    Reliance Group announced 5G network connectivity to all 425-plus tehsils of MP by 2023 end and investing Rs 22,500 crores across different sectors in the state
    Aditya Birla Group announced investing Rs 15,000 cr in next 5 years
    JSW Cement and Paints announced Rs 4,500 crores investment

    BHOPAL:  On day one of the two-day ‘Invest Madhya Pradesh’ Global Investors Summit in Indore, many big names in the Indian industry made major investment announcements in the central Indian state.
    State government sources said the biggest announcement of Rs 60,000 crore was made by the Adani Group.

    In a one-on-one with chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, the Adani Agro, Oil & Gas managing director Pranav Adani unfolded his plans to invest Rs 60,000 crore in the field of minerals, energy, agriculture, renewable energy and coal in the state. The Adani Group also plans to set up a hospital in the state.

    In a discussion with the CM, the chairman and managing director of ITC Ltd, Sanjeev Puri, while talking about the 300 FPOs (follow-on public offers) being operated in the state, detailed plans to set up 1,000 FPOs with an investment of Rs 1,500 crore.

    The ITC Group will also set up a packaging and food processing unit in the state. The packaging unit will start by the end of this year. The group is promoting the cultivation of aromatic plants. A unit based on its processing will also be set up in the state. ITC Mart is also expanding to provide guidance to farmers.
    Puneet Dalmia, MD of Dalmia Bharat Ltd, proposed to set up a cement plant in the state and encourage tree plantation on the waste land of the state.

    Noel Tata, the MD of Tata International, while discussing expansion plans in MP, spoke about adding more retail outlets in the state. He promised a total investment of Rs 22,500 crore in MP. Addressing the inaugural session of the summit which was inaugurated by PM Modi with detailed video speech, CM Chouhan said he was always available as the CEO of MP. “The per capita income in the state has increased to 1.37 lakh, but we are not at peace, that’s why continuous work is going on in Madhya Pradesh,” said the CM.

    Indore summit

    The two-days summit in Indore is being attended by 5,000 industrialists-investors from 85 nations
    Maximum Rs 60,000 cr investment announced by the Adani Group on the first day
    Reliance Group announced 5G network connectivity to all 425-plus tehsils of MP by 2023 end and investing Rs 22,500 crores across different sectors in the state
    Aditya Birla Group announced investing Rs 15,000 cr in next 5 years
    JSW Cement and Paints announced Rs 4,500 crores investment

  • MP BJP to go into 2023 Assembly polls with ‘Abki baar, 200 paar’ slogan, eyes 51 per cent vote share

    By PTI

    BHOPAL: Buoyed by the party’s resounding victory in Gujarat, the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party in Madhya Pradesh has come up with ‘Abki baar, 200 paar’ slogan for the next year’s Assembly elections, setting the ambitious target of winning more than 200 seats in the 230-member House.

    The saffron party, which has been in power in Madhya Pradesh for almost 20 years, also aims to garner 51 per cent votes in the polls that are due by the end of 2023.

    “The party is setting the target of bagging 51 per cent vote share and winning more than 200 seats in the Madhya Pradesh Assembly polls next year,” state BJP chief V D Sharma told reporters on Saturday after emerging from the party’s executive committee meeting in Katni district of the state.

    “Abki baar, 200 paar” (this elections, more than 200 seats), he said, adding that the party had received 53 per cent votes in Gujarat and rewritten history in that state with the landslide victory.

    The BJP won 156 seats out of 182 seats in Gujarat, where elections were held on December 1 and 5, and broke the Congress’s 1985 record in that state – when Madhavsinh Solanki won 149 seats.

    At the meeting, where MP Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and other leaders were present, the party resolved to win more than 200 seats.

    After 15 years in power, the BJP had lost the 2018 Assembly polls in MP, paving the way for the Congress to form a government under the leadership of Kamal Nath with the help of elected independents, MLAs from the Samajwadi Party and the Bahujan Samaj Party.

    However, a rebellion by nearly two dozen Congress MLAs loyal to Jyotiraditya Scindia, a Union minister who is now in the BJP, led to the collapse of the Nath government in March 2020.

    The BJP subsequently formed its government under the leadership of Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan.

    “In the last Assembly polls in MP, the Congress and independent candidates backed by it together won 114 seats, while the BJP had to be content with 107 seats,” senior journalist and political analyst Rakesh Dixit told PTI.

    “In 2018, the saffron party garnered 41. 02 per cent votes, while the Congress managed to cobble up 40.89 per cent votes. The BJP had to sit in the opposition for 15 months until 22 Congress MLAs mostly loyal to Jyotiraditya Scindia rebelled, paving the way for the return of the saffron party to power in MP,” he added.

    BHOPAL: Buoyed by the party’s resounding victory in Gujarat, the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party in Madhya Pradesh has come up with ‘Abki baar, 200 paar’ slogan for the next year’s Assembly elections, setting the ambitious target of winning more than 200 seats in the 230-member House.

    The saffron party, which has been in power in Madhya Pradesh for almost 20 years, also aims to garner 51 per cent votes in the polls that are due by the end of 2023.

    “The party is setting the target of bagging 51 per cent vote share and winning more than 200 seats in the Madhya Pradesh Assembly polls next year,” state BJP chief V D Sharma told reporters on Saturday after emerging from the party’s executive committee meeting in Katni district of the state.

    “Abki baar, 200 paar” (this elections, more than 200 seats), he said, adding that the party had received 53 per cent votes in Gujarat and rewritten history in that state with the landslide victory.

    The BJP won 156 seats out of 182 seats in Gujarat, where elections were held on December 1 and 5, and broke the Congress’s 1985 record in that state – when Madhavsinh Solanki won 149 seats.

    At the meeting, where MP Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and other leaders were present, the party resolved to win more than 200 seats.

    After 15 years in power, the BJP had lost the 2018 Assembly polls in MP, paving the way for the Congress to form a government under the leadership of Kamal Nath with the help of elected independents, MLAs from the Samajwadi Party and the Bahujan Samaj Party.

    However, a rebellion by nearly two dozen Congress MLAs loyal to Jyotiraditya Scindia, a Union minister who is now in the BJP, led to the collapse of the Nath government in March 2020.

    The BJP subsequently formed its government under the leadership of Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan.

    “In the last Assembly polls in MP, the Congress and independent candidates backed by it together won 114 seats, while the BJP had to be content with 107 seats,” senior journalist and political analyst Rakesh Dixit told PTI.

    “In 2018, the saffron party garnered 41. 02 per cent votes, while the Congress managed to cobble up 40.89 per cent votes. The BJP had to sit in the opposition for 15 months until 22 Congress MLAs mostly loyal to Jyotiraditya Scindia rebelled, paving the way for the return of the saffron party to power in MP,” he added.

  • MP: Congress leader calls for ‘killing’ PM Modi to save Constitution; govt orders FIR

    By PTI

    BHIOPAL: A senior Congress leader in Madhya Pradesh has made a controversial remark against Prime Minister Narendra Modi asking people to be prepared to “kill” Modi to save the Constitution and the future of minorities and Dalits.

    The state government has ordered the registration of a First Information Report (FIR) against the Congress leader and former state minister, Raja Pateria, who made the remarks.

    In a video that surfaced on social media on Monday morning, Pateria can be heard telling Congress workers, “be ready to kill Modi. Kill in the sense of defeating him”.

    “Modi will end elections. Modi will divide on the basis of religion, caste and language. The future of Dalits, tribals and minorities is in danger. If you want to save the Constitution, then be ready to kill Modi. Kill in the sense of defeating him,” Pateria told a meeting of Congress workers at Pawai town in Panna district.

    MP Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan targeted Congress over Pateria’s remarks, saying the reality of those who are undertaking the Bharat Jodo Yatra is coming to the fore.

    “An FIR is being registered against him (Pateria) and the law will take its course,” he said.

    After the video surfaced, state Home Minister Narottam Mishra told reporters Pateria’s statement against the prime minister is very objectionable and he was immediately directing the superintendent of police to register an FIR against the Congress leader.

    Earlier, state BJP chief VD Sharma shared the video clip Pateria’s video and demanded an inquiry wondering if there is a plot to assassinate the prime minister. 

    “Former Minister Raja Pateria’s incitement of public and Congress workers to assassinate Prime Minister Shri @narendramodi is extremely serious and condemnable. Was there any preparation for this conspiracy in Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Todo Yatra from Madhya Pradesh recently? This should be investigated,” Sharma tweeted in Hindi.

    Meanwhile, Pateria issued a video statement clarifying he meant to “defeat” PM Modi in the elections but his remarks were wrongly presented.

    “A video related to a mandal meeting yesterday at Pawai has surfaced. I am a follower of Mahatma Gandhi who can’t talk about killing anyone. It was wrongly presented. I wanted to say defeat Modi to protect the Constitution, dalits, tribals and minorities and also to remove unemployment,” he said.

    CM Chouhan said the “reality of those who are undertaking Bharat Jodo Yatra is coming to the fore”.

    “Congress people are not able to compete with PM Narendra Modi in the field, that’s why a Congress leader is talking about killing him. This is the height of hatred. True feelings of Congress are being revealed. An FIR is being registered against him and law will take its course,” the chief minister said in a statement.

    BHIOPAL: A senior Congress leader in Madhya Pradesh has made a controversial remark against Prime Minister Narendra Modi asking people to be prepared to “kill” Modi to save the Constitution and the future of minorities and Dalits.

    The state government has ordered the registration of a First Information Report (FIR) against the Congress leader and former state minister, Raja Pateria, who made the remarks.

    In a video that surfaced on social media on Monday morning, Pateria can be heard telling Congress workers, “be ready to kill Modi. Kill in the sense of defeating him”.

    “Modi will end elections. Modi will divide on the basis of religion, caste and language. The future of Dalits, tribals and minorities is in danger. If you want to save the Constitution, then be ready to kill Modi. Kill in the sense of defeating him,” Pateria told a meeting of Congress workers at Pawai town in Panna district.

    MP Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan targeted Congress over Pateria’s remarks, saying the reality of those who are undertaking the Bharat Jodo Yatra is coming to the fore.

    “An FIR is being registered against him (Pateria) and the law will take its course,” he said.

    After the video surfaced, state Home Minister Narottam Mishra told reporters Pateria’s statement against the prime minister is very objectionable and he was immediately directing the superintendent of police to register an FIR against the Congress leader.

    Earlier, state BJP chief VD Sharma shared the video clip Pateria’s video and demanded an inquiry wondering if there is a plot to assassinate the prime minister. 

    “Former Minister Raja Pateria’s incitement of public and Congress workers to assassinate Prime Minister Shri @narendramodi is extremely serious and condemnable. Was there any preparation for this conspiracy in Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Todo Yatra from Madhya Pradesh recently? This should be investigated,” Sharma tweeted in Hindi.

    Meanwhile, Pateria issued a video statement clarifying he meant to “defeat” PM Modi in the elections but his remarks were wrongly presented.

    “A video related to a mandal meeting yesterday at Pawai has surfaced. I am a follower of Mahatma Gandhi who can’t talk about killing anyone. It was wrongly presented. I wanted to say defeat Modi to protect the Constitution, dalits, tribals and minorities and also to remove unemployment,” he said.

    CM Chouhan said the “reality of those who are undertaking Bharat Jodo Yatra is coming to the fore”.

    “Congress people are not able to compete with PM Narendra Modi in the field, that’s why a Congress leader is talking about killing him. This is the height of hatred. True feelings of Congress are being revealed. An FIR is being registered against him and law will take its course,” the chief minister said in a statement.

  • Time has come to implement Uniform Civil Cod in country: Shivraj Singh Chouhan

    By Express News Service

    BHOPAL: Madhya Pradesh has become the latest BJP-ruled state to be actively considering implementing the Uniform Civil Code. Addressing a gathering of tribals in Barwani district on Thursday, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said, “I’m of the firm view that UCC should be implemented across the country.”

    “Time has come for implementation of the UCC and one wife norm for everyone. Why should there be two sets of legislations/laws in the country. In Madhya Pradesh, I’m forming a committee (to study and implement UCC) and one marriage norm for everyone,” Chouhan said, while addressing the PESA Act new rules (implemented recently in MP) awareness event.

    Interestingly, the stage of event from which the CM made the announcement, had among others, state’s animal husbandry minister Prem Singh Patel, who officially has four wives, as declared by him in his poll nomination affidavit filed during 2018 assembly elections.

    Many BJP-ruled states, including Uttarakhand, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Assam and Karnataka, have either formed committees for implementation of UCC or have supported the idea to implement it. The announcement suggests that the BJP is likely to make UCC a big issue ahead of 2024 Lok Sabha polls and MP elections due next year. 

    Recently when asked about several BJP-ruled state governments promising UCC, Congress leader Jairam Ramesh had accused the BJP of just raising the issue for political advantage ahead of elections.

    BHOPAL: Madhya Pradesh has become the latest BJP-ruled state to be actively considering implementing the Uniform Civil Code. Addressing a gathering of tribals in Barwani district on Thursday, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said, “I’m of the firm view that UCC should be implemented across the country.”

    “Time has come for implementation of the UCC and one wife norm for everyone. Why should there be two sets of legislations/laws in the country. In Madhya Pradesh, I’m forming a committee (to study and implement UCC) and one marriage norm for everyone,” Chouhan said, while addressing the PESA Act new rules (implemented recently in MP) awareness event.

    Interestingly, the stage of event from which the CM made the announcement, had among others, state’s animal husbandry minister Prem Singh Patel, who officially has four wives, as declared by him in his poll nomination affidavit filed during 2018 assembly elections.

    Many BJP-ruled states, including Uttarakhand, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Assam and Karnataka, have either formed committees for implementation of UCC or have supported the idea to implement it. The announcement suggests that the BJP is likely to make UCC a big issue ahead of 2024 Lok Sabha polls and MP elections due next year. 

    Recently when asked about several BJP-ruled state governments promising UCC, Congress leader Jairam Ramesh had accused the BJP of just raising the issue for political advantage ahead of elections.

  • Gujarat polls: Nadda, Union ministers, CMs to address 89 BJP rallies on Friday

    By PTI

    NEW DELHI: Senior BJP leaders, including its national president J P Nadda besides Union ministers and chief ministers, are expected to address public meetings on Friday in the 89 Gujarat assembly constituencies going to the polls in the first phase of elections on December 1.

    With the BJP intensifying its campaign, party sources said Nadda will hold rallies in three places — Navsari, Ankleshwar and Rajkot East — while Union ministers Nitin Gadkari, Narendra Singh Tomar and Anurag Singh Thakur will speak at three, four and four meetings, respectively.

    Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and his Madhya Pradesh counterpart Shivraj Singh Chouhan will address three and four rallies, respectively.

    Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Union ministers V K Singh and Faggan Singh Kulaste are among other party leaders who will be addressing rallies, they said.

    Saurashtra, Kutch and south Gujarat are the regions going to the polls in the first phase while 93 seats in the north and central parts of the state will have polls on December 5.

    The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has won assembly polls in the state six consecutive times since 1995 and is pulling out all the stops to keep its winning streak uninterrupted in the traditionally bipolar poll involving the Congress, spiced up this time by the entry of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP).ALSO READ | Shah’s olive branch to douse Gujarat fire

    NEW DELHI: Senior BJP leaders, including its national president J P Nadda besides Union ministers and chief ministers, are expected to address public meetings on Friday in the 89 Gujarat assembly constituencies going to the polls in the first phase of elections on December 1.

    With the BJP intensifying its campaign, party sources said Nadda will hold rallies in three places — Navsari, Ankleshwar and Rajkot East — while Union ministers Nitin Gadkari, Narendra Singh Tomar and Anurag Singh Thakur will speak at three, four and four meetings, respectively.

    Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and his Madhya Pradesh counterpart Shivraj Singh Chouhan will address three and four rallies, respectively.

    Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Union ministers V K Singh and Faggan Singh Kulaste are among other party leaders who will be addressing rallies, they said.

    Saurashtra, Kutch and south Gujarat are the regions going to the polls in the first phase while 93 seats in the north and central parts of the state will have polls on December 5.

    The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has won assembly polls in the state six consecutive times since 1995 and is pulling out all the stops to keep its winning streak uninterrupted in the traditionally bipolar poll involving the Congress, spiced up this time by the entry of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP).ALSO READ | Shah’s olive branch to douse Gujarat fire

  • ‘MP EOW to probe if money allegedly misappropriated by bishop was used for religious conversion’: Chouhan

    By PTI

    BHOPAL: After the Madhya Pradesh Economic Offences Wing found alleged misappropriation of funds by a bishop in Jabalpur and recovered cash from his house, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said it will be probed whether the money was being used for religious conversion or any other illegal activity.

    The EOW conducted searches at the house of P C Singh, the bishop of the Church of North India Jabalpur Diocese, on Thursday morning following the registration of a case of cheating against him.

    The agency had last month registered the case after he was accused of financial misconduct while running an educational society of which he is the chairman, officials have said.

    During the searches, Rs 1.65 crore in cash, 18,342 US dollars, 118 UK Pound besides 48 bank accounts and documents of 17 properties among other assets, Chouhan said on Friday following a meeting related to the development.

    “Irregularities and frauds have come to the fore on a large scale. The state government will get it investigated whether the money was being used for illegal purposes. It will also be investigated if the money was being used for religious conversions and other illegal works through the trust,” he said.

    Chouhan said that there have also been complaints of cheating, tax evasion or misuse of trust by changing the name or rigging in renewal of land lease in the institutions run by the trust.

    “All these cases are also being handed over to the EOW. Conversion or other illegal activities in the name of religion will not be tolerated at any cost,” the chief minister said.

    Officials have said that preliminary investigation in the case had revealed that Rs 2.70 crore collected as fees from students by the society’s various institutions between 2004-05 and 2011-12 were allegedly transferred to religious institutions, misused and spent by the bishop for personal needs.

    After the preliminary investigation, a case was registered against the bishop and former assistant registrar of Firms and Societies B S Solanki under Indian Penal Code (IPC) sections 420 (cheating), 406 (criminal breach of trust), 468 (forgery for purpose of cheating), 471 (using a forge document or electronic record) and 120 B (punishment for criminal conspiracy), the EOW officials said.

    BHOPAL: After the Madhya Pradesh Economic Offences Wing found alleged misappropriation of funds by a bishop in Jabalpur and recovered cash from his house, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said it will be probed whether the money was being used for religious conversion or any other illegal activity.

    The EOW conducted searches at the house of P C Singh, the bishop of the Church of North India Jabalpur Diocese, on Thursday morning following the registration of a case of cheating against him.

    The agency had last month registered the case after he was accused of financial misconduct while running an educational society of which he is the chairman, officials have said.

    During the searches, Rs 1.65 crore in cash, 18,342 US dollars, 118 UK Pound besides 48 bank accounts and documents of 17 properties among other assets, Chouhan said on Friday following a meeting related to the development.

    “Irregularities and frauds have come to the fore on a large scale. The state government will get it investigated whether the money was being used for illegal purposes. It will also be investigated if the money was being used for religious conversions and other illegal works through the trust,” he said.

    Chouhan said that there have also been complaints of cheating, tax evasion or misuse of trust by changing the name or rigging in renewal of land lease in the institutions run by the trust.

    “All these cases are also being handed over to the EOW. Conversion or other illegal activities in the name of religion will not be tolerated at any cost,” the chief minister said.

    Officials have said that preliminary investigation in the case had revealed that Rs 2.70 crore collected as fees from students by the society’s various institutions between 2004-05 and 2011-12 were allegedly transferred to religious institutions, misused and spent by the bishop for personal needs.

    After the preliminary investigation, a case was registered against the bishop and former assistant registrar of Firms and Societies B S Solanki under Indian Penal Code (IPC) sections 420 (cheating), 406 (criminal breach of trust), 468 (forgery for purpose of cheating), 471 (using a forge document or electronic record) and 120 B (punishment for criminal conspiracy), the EOW officials said.

  • Gadkari, Chouhan dropped from BJP parliamentary board; Yediyurappa, Sonowal among six new entrants

    By PTI

    NEW DELHI: The BJP on Wednesday dropped Union Minister Nitin Gadkari and Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan from its parliamentary board and brought in six new faces including B S Yediyurappa and Iqbal Singh Lalpura.

    Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal, K Laxman, Sudha Sadav and Satyanarayan Jatiya are the other new members of the BJP’s apex organisational body — an attempt by the party to make the parliamentary board more socially and regionally representative.

    Lalpura will be the first Sikh to have a seat in the BJP parliamentary board as a person from a minority community.

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union ministers Amit Shah and Rajnath Singh and BJP president J P Nadda are among its members.

    The party also rejigged its Central Election Committee and included former Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis, Union Minister Bhupender Yadav, Om Mathur and its women wing chief Vanathi Srinivasan.

    Former Union minister Shahnawaz Hussain and Jual Oram have been dropped from the CEC, whose members also include all parliamentary board members.

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    NEW DELHI: The BJP on Wednesday dropped Union Minister Nitin Gadkari and Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan from its parliamentary board and brought in six new faces including B S Yediyurappa and Iqbal Singh Lalpura.

    Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal, K Laxman, Sudha Sadav and Satyanarayan Jatiya are the other new members of the BJP’s apex organisational body — an attempt by the party to make the parliamentary board more socially and regionally representative.

    Lalpura will be the first Sikh to have a seat in the BJP parliamentary board as a person from a minority community.

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union ministers Amit Shah and Rajnath Singh and BJP president J P Nadda are among its members.

    The party also rejigged its Central Election Committee and included former Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis, Union Minister Bhupender Yadav, Om Mathur and its women wing chief Vanathi Srinivasan.

    Former Union minister Shahnawaz Hussain and Jual Oram have been dropped from the CEC, whose members also include all parliamentary board members.

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  • After Deepawali, Shivraj celebrates Raksha Bandhan with COVID orphans

    By Express News Service

    BHOPAL: Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan celebrated the festival of Raksha Bandhan at his residence in Bhopal on Friday with children who lost their parents to killer COVID-19 virus.

    After Diwali in 2021, this was the second festival which was celebrated by the CM with the COVID-orphaned children. The memorable meeting where kids performed cultural programmes was titled ‘Meri Rakhi Shivraj Mama ke Ghar.’

    “It’s my resolve that we’ll not allow the word orphan to remain in the state. Children, never consider you’re alone. There have been many great people in the world who lost their parents in their childhood and faced many difficulties, but they did not give up. Facing difficulties in life, they made achievements and established their name, work and thoughts,” Chouhan said while interacting with the children.

    Children being benefited under Mukhya Mantri Covid Bal Kalyan Yojana, Bal Niketan, SOS Village, Aarushi Balika Grih, Paschatvarti Grih and Nitya Seva Society participated in the programme.

    While motivating the children who were waving the national tricolour, the CM said “You can do great things. Let us decide what we have to do. I believe that by making continuous efforts in the direction of what a person decides, he becomes successful in achieving the goal according to his wish. Read and play diligently. Every person must have some talent, recognise it and try to improve it continuously.”

    Referring to the lines from former PM Late Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s poem “Koshish Karane Waalon Kee Kabhee Haar Nahin Hotee,” Chouhan said that children should never be discouraged, read, write, move ahead, and bring laurels to the family and the state.

    Children tied Rakhi on the CM’s hand and CM presented gifts to all the children. He had lunch with all the children and posed for group photos. He also motivated the children to participate in ‘Har Ghar Tiranga’ campaign from August 13 to 15 August.

    It was told in the programme that Vendatu Group will provide education to 100 needy children of Sehore, Vidisha, Raisen through an online app. Chouhan also interacted virtually with the children of Balaghat, Jabalpur, Indore, Shivpuri districts.

    BHOPAL: Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan celebrated the festival of Raksha Bandhan at his residence in Bhopal on Friday with children who lost their parents to killer COVID-19 virus.

    After Diwali in 2021, this was the second festival which was celebrated by the CM with the COVID-orphaned children. The memorable meeting where kids performed cultural programmes was titled ‘Meri Rakhi Shivraj Mama ke Ghar.’

    “It’s my resolve that we’ll not allow the word orphan to remain in the state. Children, never consider you’re alone. There have been many great people in the world who lost their parents in their childhood and faced many difficulties, but they did not give up. Facing difficulties in life, they made achievements and established their name, work and thoughts,” Chouhan said while interacting with the children.

    Children being benefited under Mukhya Mantri Covid Bal Kalyan Yojana, Bal Niketan, SOS Village, Aarushi Balika Grih, Paschatvarti Grih and Nitya Seva Society participated in the programme.

    While motivating the children who were waving the national tricolour, the CM said “You can do great things. Let us decide what we have to do. I believe that by making continuous efforts in the direction of what a person decides, he becomes successful in achieving the goal according to his wish. Read and play diligently. Every person must have some talent, recognise it and try to improve it continuously.”

    Referring to the lines from former PM Late Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s poem “Koshish Karane Waalon Kee Kabhee Haar Nahin Hotee,” Chouhan said that children should never be discouraged, read, write, move ahead, and bring laurels to the family and the state.

    Children tied Rakhi on the CM’s hand and CM presented gifts to all the children. He had lunch with all the children and posed for group photos. He also motivated the children to participate in ‘Har Ghar Tiranga’ campaign from August 13 to 15 August.

    It was told in the programme that Vendatu Group will provide education to 100 needy children of Sehore, Vidisha, Raisen through an online app. Chouhan also interacted virtually with the children of Balaghat, Jabalpur, Indore, Shivpuri districts.

  • MP CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan sings patriotic songs on Har Ghar Tiranga Abhiyan’s success

    By Express News Service

    BHOPAL: Just four days after buying the national tricolour from a women self-help group in  Bhopal, the Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan travelled on a cruise in the Upper Lake in the state capital on Monday, as part of Har Ghar Tiranga Abhiyan.

    Braving the continuous rain, Chouhan, carrying the national flag high in his hands, turned a patriotic singer, singing famous patriotic songs like ‘Apni azadi ko hum hargiz mita sakte nahin and Mera rang de basanti chola’ on the music played by the state police’s band.

    Accompanied by school children (who also carried the national flags), Chouhan while waving the national flag, travelled atop the cruise on the lake, encouraging people for the success of Har Ghar Tiranga Abhiyan.

    People lined up on the banks of the lake, which particularly included kids, waved to the CM as the cruise travelled on the lake through areas, including the VIP Road, Boat Club Road, Sheetal Das ki Bagia, Retghat and the Raja Bhoj Statue.

    “The Har Ghar Tiranga campaign is not just an act of hoisting the Tiranga, but it is a resolution that we should contribute maximum in the development of the nation. We should leave no stone unturned in performing our duty. Hoist the Tiranga yourself while hailing Mother India and inspire others to do the same,” the CM appealed to the people lined up on the road on the banks of the upper lake.

    “The citizens of Madhya Pradesh have become emotionally attached to this campaign. Our Tiranga is our pride. We are remembering the martyrs, because they not only sacrificed their youth but their whole lives. Martyrs filled the land of India with the colour of their blood. India became independent. By remembering those martyrs, we are taking India on the path of progress according to their dreams.”

    BHOPAL: Just four days after buying the national tricolour from a women self-help group in  Bhopal, the Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan travelled on a cruise in the Upper Lake in the state capital on Monday, as part of Har Ghar Tiranga Abhiyan.

    Braving the continuous rain, Chouhan, carrying the national flag high in his hands, turned a patriotic singer, singing famous patriotic songs like ‘Apni azadi ko hum hargiz mita sakte nahin and Mera rang de basanti chola’ on the music played by the state police’s band.

    Accompanied by school children (who also carried the national flags), Chouhan while waving the national flag, travelled atop the cruise on the lake, encouraging people for the success of Har Ghar Tiranga Abhiyan.

    People lined up on the banks of the lake, which particularly included kids, waved to the CM as the cruise travelled on the lake through areas, including the VIP Road, Boat Club Road, Sheetal Das ki Bagia, Retghat and the Raja Bhoj Statue.

    “The Har Ghar Tiranga campaign is not just an act of hoisting the Tiranga, but it is a resolution that we should contribute maximum in the development of the nation. We should leave no stone unturned in performing our duty. Hoist the Tiranga yourself while hailing Mother India and inspire others to do the same,” the CM appealed to the people lined up on the road on the banks of the upper lake.

    “The citizens of Madhya Pradesh have become emotionally attached to this campaign. Our Tiranga is our pride. We are remembering the martyrs, because they not only sacrificed their youth but their whole lives. Martyrs filled the land of India with the colour of their blood. India became independent. By remembering those martyrs, we are taking India on the path of progress according to their dreams.”

  • Shivraj Singh Chouhan orders probe into commercial use of National Herald property in Bhopal

    By Express News Service

    BHOPAL: The Shivraj Singh Chouhan government in Madhya Pradesh has ordered a probe into the commercial use of National Herald assets in Bhopal.

    “Certainly a probe will be conducted as to whether the concerned property is being used commercially or not. If it’s found that the concerned property is being used commercially then the property will be sealed. Those using the property commercially will subsequently have to face strict action,,” state’s urban development and housing minister Bhupendra Singh said on Thursday.

    He added that action will also be initiated against all those officials who helped in changing the land use of the concerned National Herald property (building).

    Importantly, the Associated Journals Limited (AJL) — the company which earlier published the National Herald newspaper — had properties in multiple cities, including Delhi, Patna, Mumbai, Bhopal and Indore.

    The concerned property in Bhopal is located in the Press Complex in Maharana Pratap (MP) Nagar.

    Earlier in the day, the MP CM had justified ED’s action in the case, including the sealing of Young India’s office in Delhi.

    BHOPAL: The Shivraj Singh Chouhan government in Madhya Pradesh has ordered a probe into the commercial use of National Herald assets in Bhopal.

    “Certainly a probe will be conducted as to whether the concerned property is being used commercially or not. If it’s found that the concerned property is being used commercially then the property will be sealed. Those using the property commercially will subsequently have to face strict action,,” state’s urban development and housing minister Bhupendra Singh said on Thursday.

    He added that action will also be initiated against all those officials who helped in changing the land use of the concerned National Herald property (building).

    Importantly, the Associated Journals Limited (AJL) — the company which earlier published the National Herald newspaper — had properties in multiple cities, including Delhi, Patna, Mumbai, Bhopal and Indore.

    The concerned property in Bhopal is located in the Press Complex in Maharana Pratap (MP) Nagar.

    Earlier in the day, the MP CM had justified ED’s action in the case, including the sealing of Young India’s office in Delhi.