*He commenced his address with the greeting- Jai Johar!
- He remembered the pioneers of Rajnandgaon district and paid tribute to Guru Ghasidas and Shaheed Veernarayan Singh.
*Chhattisgarh has the history of sacrifice. This is the land of communal harmony. I had attended the ‘Bharose Ka Sammelan’ in Janjgir. The Medical College in Janjgir has been named after Mini Mata. Soon, a medical college will be started here as well.
*The way the Chief Minister and the members of his Cabinet have worked is phenomenal. They have lived up to the trust and faith of the public.
*This is the government of the poor, Dalits, backward and farmers. The people here are very innocent, they mind their own business, and do their work with focus and sincerity.
*Gandhi ji envisioned an India where even the poorest of the poor feel that the country belongs to them. There was a time when minimal quantity of paddy was procured from the farmers, whereas this year one lakh seven thousand metric tons of paddy has been procured.
*Agricultural loans of 19 lakh farmers were waived off. We brought Rajiv Gandhi Kisan Nyay Yojana. English medium schools have been opened. We are procuring minor forest produce. Forest rights have been given to the tribal brothers and sisters.
*We have increased the amount of unemployment allowance to Rs 2500. The Millet Mission of Chhattisgarh has been appreciated by the Government of India as well.
*Commendable work being done in Chhattisgarh, something that was never done before. According to the report of NITI Aayog, 40 lakh people have come out of poverty in Chhattisgarh in past 5 years.
