No scope for manipulation in Bhavantar scheme, says Shivraj Singh Chouhan

We are confident of forming the next government in Madya Pradesh, he said

Madhya Pradesh (MP) goes to the polls towards the end of 2018. The state government of late has been facing flak for its handling of agriculture and farmer-related issues. The latest is its decision to hold back chana, masur and mustard from the Price Deficiency Payment Scheme (Bhavantar) weeks after it was expanded. In an interview, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan tells Sanjeeb Mukherjee the crops have been temporarily removed, pending the national roll-out. Excerpts:

You have taken out chana, masur and mustard, three main rabi crops, from the much-talked-about Bhavantar Bhugtan Yojana (BBY), triggering allegation that the scheme has