"Our government has decided that air travel facilities will start in all the major religious places of Madhya Pradesh including Mahakal Temple, Orchha very soon. Efforts are made that if tenders are filled on time then air facilities will be started from Indore to Mahakaleshwar, Indore to
The Congress leaders took the membership of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the presence of BJP state chief VD Sharma, and other senior leaders of BJP at party headquarters in the state capital Bhopal. Besides, several Congress workers joined the saffron party as well on the occasion.
CM Yadav also transferred an amount of Rs 340 crore to 56.61 lakh beneficiaries availing social security pension and also performed bhoomi pujan and dedicated various development works worth Rs 134 crore on the occasion.
CM Yadav was spotted outlining the party's symbol (lotus) and filling colours in it on a wall along with the slogan 'Ek Baar Phir Se Modi Sarkar' on the occasion.
Earlier in the day, PM Modi announced to confer Bharat Ratna to former PMs Chaudhary Charan Singh and PV Narasimha Rao. Along with them, MS Swaminathan, also known as the father of the green revolution, will also be awarded the country's highest civilian award.
Leader of Opposition Umang Singhar and Congress MLAs also submitted a letter to the Governor stating Chief Minister Mohan Yadav sought proposals for development works upto Rs 50 crore from only BJP MPs and upto Rs 15 crore from only BJP MLAs. The CM did not seek proposals from the Congress'
CM Yadav told reporters, "I came to meet the persons who were injured in the Harda fire incident. We also provided financial assistance to the injured from the government. Concrete action will be taken against those found responsible that people will remember."
The Congress party suffered a setback on Wednesday ahead of the Lok Sabha elections as one of its leaders and Mayor of Jabalpur Municipal Corporation Jagat Bahadur Singh joined the BJP.
A massive fire broke out inside the firecracker factory in Harda district on Tuesday morning in which 11 persons were killed and around 174 others sustained injuries.
The chief minister also announced that Rs 4 lakh will be provided as ex-gratia to the families of the deceased and the injured will be given free treatment.