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Former Chhattisgarh CM Raman Singh: ‘Being in politics does not necessarily mean contesting polls. Whatever responsibility the party gives must be carried out’

Indian Express | 01/02/2023 06:11 PM | Click to read full article

A former BJP Union minister and the longest-serving Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh, Raman Singh speak on the state’s recent procurement of over 100 lakh metric tonne (LMT) of paddy, which the Congress government is projecting as a masterstroke ahead of the Assembly elections later this year. We started with buying 5 LMT and took it up to 70 LMT when we were in power. We first bought the Food Security Act in Chhattisgarh, the entire country benefited from it.

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