BHOPAL: After the Hindutava plank, the poll debate Bhopal LS constituency has shifted to development issue as Congress and BJP are both busy enumerating the accomplishments during their regime. Former Chief Minister Digvijaya Singh on Thursday took to social media and listed the works done during his tenure as Chief Minister. BJP MLA Rameshwar Sharma, was quick to respond as he too came up with long list of the works done during BJP government in Bhopal. Sharma also challenged Singh to debate on Bhopal’s development.
Singh had cited construction of VIP Road in his list of works but Sharma claimed that former Chief Minister Sunderlal Patwa and Babulal Gaur had got the work done. The Congress nominee from the constituency, Singh said National Law School, National Judicial Academy, VIP Road, TT Stadium, Bhadbhada Bridge, Rajiv Gandhi Technology University, Bhopal Memorial Hospital, Regional Science Centre, Police Academy, National Sanskrit Institute, Indian Council for Soil Testing and Academy of Administration came up during his tenure., Singh alleged that BJP does not work but merely makes tall claims. He said the last Master Plan of Bhopal was put up in his tenure in 1995.
Replying to former CM, Sharma said, “Had Singh done something then his list would not be small and the list of developmental works by BJP would not be so long”. Sharma mentioning the achievements during the BJP government said Narmada water, Kerwa water in Kolar, SAI Sports Academy, sewage plan in Kolar, IISER at Bhaunri, Police Training Centre, AIIMS, Lalghati-Singarcholi Overbridge, Chetak Bridge upgradation, grade separator at Lal Ghati, disposal of merger problem, new building of Vallabh Bhawan, New Market, multi-level parking in MP Nagar and Sant Hirdaram Nagar, advancement of Hamidia Hospital, PHQ Building, Shaurya Smarak, Shramodaya School, new Ravindra Bhawan, Bhopal bypass road, Atal Bihari Hindi University, Narmada Bhawan and upgradation of, Raja Bhoj Airport and Habibganj Railway Station, all done and come up during BJP government in the state. Sharma said there were several works and if Digvijaya wanted to listen to them then he should accept the challenge of open debate on it.