Gujarat government not doing enough for Kutch, says Congress

Opposition Congress today came down heavily on the BJP-led Gujarat government and accused it of not doing enough for farmers as well as cattle rearers of the scarcity-hit Kutch district.
Senior Congress MLA from Abdasa in Kutch district, Shaktisinh Gohil, during his speech in the Gujarat Assembly on the motion to discuss the Governor's address, claimed that the Governor's speech did not have a single word about scarcity in Kutch due to rainfall deficit this year.
"This shows the utter indifference of this government towards scarcity-hit people of Kutch. It seems that this government does not have any sympathy for them. Though you have opened grass depots for cattle rearers, grass is not available in many depots," Gohil alleged.

Gohil's Abdasa seat is among the three talukas declared as scarcity-hit talukas, while the other two are Lakhpat and Rapar.
Yesterday, replying to his question about what the government had done to provide water to these areas, the state government stated in a written reply that drinking water has been provided through 57 tankers.
In addition, the government also replied that 110 tankers would be operational in that area in the near future for around 150 villages, which have been classified as potentially scarcity-hit.
During his speech today, Gohil claimed that the Congress government which ruled Gujarat had done better than the BJP-led government and even took a dig at the ongoing Rann Utsav in Kutch.

"In several depots, grass is distributed once in a week. In the past, when we were in power, we opened such depots in each and every village. I wish that this government listens to the plight of poor. I am surprised that when cattle are dying, the government is celebrating a festival in Kutch," Gohil said.