Bhupesh Baghel Congress Loan Waiver

In a major announcement ahead of the next month's assembly polls, Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh Bhupesh Baghel on Monday said if his party Congress retains power in the state, loans of farmers will be written off.

Rajasthan became the third Congress state on Wednesday to announce a loan waiver for farmers after Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh, as the party made good on a key election promise that is seen to be a big factor in its victory over the ruling BJP in the three heartland states. In Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh, Chief Ministers Kamal Nath and Bhup...

Hours after taking oath as the Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh, Bhupesh Baghel made three key announcements: a huge farm loan waiver, increased minimum support price (MSP) for maize and a special investigation team to probe the Jhiram Ghati Maoist attack in 2013 that wiped out the Congress leadership in the state.

Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Monday announced that his government will waive short-term agricultural loans of farmers, fulfilling a promise made by the Congress ahead of the just concluded state assembly polls.

Chhattisgarh Congress president Bhupesh Baghel, who led his party to victory in the state, will take oath as the new chief minister tomorrow. His colleagues Kamal Nath and Ashok Gehlot will also take charge of Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan where the Congress dethroned the BJP the same day.

In a major announcement ahead of the next month's assembly polls, Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh Bhupesh Baghel on Monday said if his party Congress retains power in the state, loans of farmers will be written off.

Rajasthan became the third Congress state on Wednesday to announce a loan waiver for farmers after Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh, as the party made good on a key election promise that is seen to be a big factor in its victory over the ruling BJP in the three heartland states. In Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh, Chief Ministers Kamal Nath and Bhup...

Hours after taking oath as the Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh, Bhupesh Baghel made three key announcements: a huge farm loan waiver, increased minimum support price (MSP) for maize and a special investigation team to probe the Jhiram Ghati Maoist attack in 2013 that wiped out the Congress leadership in the state.

Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Monday announced that his government will waive short-term agricultural loans of farmers, fulfilling a promise made by the Congress ahead of the just concluded state assembly polls.

Chhattisgarh Congress president Bhupesh Baghel, who led his party to victory in the state, will take oath as the new chief minister tomorrow. His colleagues Kamal Nath and Ashok Gehlot will also take charge of Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan where the Congress dethroned the BJP the same day.