INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
functioning of the newly-formed Congress government in Madhya Pradesh, former chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan alleged that the delay in
the allocation of portfolios to the ministers is a "matter of concern".Talking to reporters at his home, Mr Chouhan said, "I extended my
wishes to the new government, but it is a matter of concern the way formation of cabinet was delayed and now portfolio distribution is being
delayed.""We are seeing media reports and various Congress leaders are insisting for particular departments causing delay in the allocation
Quota of different camps (of Congress) was fixed
This delay is historic and never happened in the state," he claimed.Mr Chouhan said, "It is the chief minister's prerogative to allocate
portfolios, but Digvijay ji - veteran Congress leader Digvijay Singh - was replying on such issues claiming this work would be done
today."He said, "Senior Congress MLAs like Bisahulal Singh, KP Singh and others, who don't belong to any group in Congress, failed to get
berth."In a reply to a question, he said the Congress should implement farm loan waiver in accordance to their promise."There should be no
The farm loan up to Rs 2 lakh, as on November this year end, should be waived," he said.Asked about the Congress' manifesto promise about
'banning' the RSS Shakhas in government premises, Mr Chouhan said, "Nehru ji (Jawaharlal Nehru) and Indira ji (Indira Gandhi) had also
banned, but they had to withdraw
