BJP adopting double standards against farmers: Cong

BHOPAL: The Congress on Sunday accused the BJP-ruled government in the state of adopting double standard against farmers on the issue of power dues.

"BJP on one hand, had registered fake cases against cultivators failing to pay power bills, while on the other announced plans to waive their electricity dues," Congress General Secretary Digvijay Singh told reporters.

He said the party will campaign across the state to "expose" the attitude of the government.

The former Chief Minister said the government cuts power supply to houses of common people with dues of just over an month. "Why such an action is not taken against wealthy industrialists refraining from making the payments?"

Dubbing the recently-held 'Kisan Maha Panchayat' as an exercise aimed at December Assembly polls, Singh said "the meet was an insult to the farmers."

He accused the BJP of politicising the Kisan Maha Panchayat and asked it to explain how it generated funds to organise the event.

Singh sidestepped a query on state government banning screening of Hrithik-Aishwarya starrer `Jodhaa Akbar' and said he was a strong supporter of freedom of expression. However, it seems that in-depth research was not carried out while making the movie, he said.