Will Bulldozers Keep Running In Madhya Pradesh? What Chief Minister Said
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"If I am soft towards everybody, who will control dacoits and Maoists, mafia, or criminals who assault women? So the bulldozers will keep running. They are criminals," Shivraj Chouhan said
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, known to have a an amiable personna since he headed the state in 2005, has acquired a new image ahead of elections in the state. The 64-year-old, seen as a "Mama (maternal uncle)" has acquired the monicker "Bulldozer Mama" after bulldozer action against a handful of people in the state.
Asked whether the bulldozer action will continue, Mr Chouhan, in an exclusive interview with NDTV's Editor-in-Chief Sanjay Pugalia as part of a special programme to launch NDTV's Madhya Pradesh Chhattisgarh channel, answered in the affirmative.
"I became a Chief Minister at the end of 2005. That time, there were three problems in Madhya Pradesh. The first was the terror of dacoits in Chambal. I had said that either Shivraj will stay on the soil of Madhya Pradesh or the dacoits. The two cannot coexist. I ended all dacoity within a year," Mr Chouhan said.
