The Congress-led Madhya Pradesh government is a-running-a "transfer-industry" to mint-money, in process bringing development to a standstill, former CM and senior BJP-leader Shivraj Singh Chouhan claimed. The BJP, which was defeated in November, 2018 state-Assembly-polls after 15-year stint in power, Saturday organised protests in several districts of the state to mark what it claimed was over 100-days of corruption by the Kamal Nath government.

Former Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan accused Congress government in the state of deceiving-people over farm-loan-waiver, a promise made by Congress during the Assembly-polls held last-year. While campaigning in Madhya Pradesh in the run-up to the polls held on November-28 last-year, Mr Gandhi had promised to waive loans-up to Rs.2L of all the farmers if his party came into power in the state.

Former Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Monday indicated his unwillingness to contest the upcoming Lok Saba polls, saying he wants to work in the state. There have been reports that Mr Chouhan, who is also BJP vice-president, may be fielded from one of the seats but the party leadership has so far not made any official comment.