RAIPUR, May 24 -- The Congress has released the names of BJP leaders who received the first instalment of money under the Rajiv Gandhi Kisan Nyay scheme and asked them to return it to the Chief Minister Relief Fund (CMRF) if they were opposed to payment in instalments.

Making public the names, Congress party communication department member R.P. Singh raised the demand for the money's return, particularly from former Chief Minister Raman Singh and Leader of Opposition in the state assembly Dharamlal Kaushik besides other BJP leaders.

"Why do BJP leaders have so much disdain towards the farmers? The farmers are the true sons of the soil and have always been food providers. If they are prosperous, the state and its people will also thrive," ...