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Congress scrapped Sambal Yojna due to political animosity: Jyotiraditya Scindia

BHOPAL: In a scathing attack on Congress party, former Union minister Jyotiraditya Scindia has said that the ambitious ‘Sambal Scheme' launched by the BJP government in 2018 was scrapped by the previous Congress government due to political animosity. He said the revival of the scheme would help poor and children.



“The chief minister's Sambal Yojana is for all poor people. The scheme was prepared for the welfare of common public but, the Congress government had scrapped the scheme due to political enmity. Chief minister Shivraj Singh ji has revived the scheme for the common people," said Scindia.

The BJP leader further said that under the scheme, government will bear the cost of education of poor students from class one to PhD (doctorate). "Those who want to avail the benefit should encourage their children to study hard," he said.

Scindia also lauded the chief minister's announcement for the labourers, stating, “The welfare steps taken by chief minister Chouhan by introducing labour reforms will surely open new avenues and increase opportunities for employment and industries," said Scindia.

Sources said that Scindia is also monitoring relief measures in Gwalior-Chambal region amid Covid-19 crisis.

On Wednesday, he attacked Congress for blaming him on an issue where a tribal family was allegedly quarantined inside toilet in Raghogarh district.

"The reports published about tribal family quarantined inside a toilet comes under Raghogarh district and is not a part of my former Lok Sabha constituency (Guna). Please fact-check before pinning the blame. It is the former Lok Sabha constituency (Rajgarh) of Digvijaya Singh and the assembly of his son Jaivardhan," said Scindia.

"Nevertheless, I have requested the district administration to ensure that the family is taken care of," he added.

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