BHOPAL: Congress MLA from

has a new theory to identify corrupt public servants. Addressing a gathering in Sheopur, Jandel said he was weak because he was not corrupt. The corrupt “eat a lot” and weigh 100kg or more, was his explanation.

“Mai bhrashta nahi hun isi liye kamzor hun aur 55kg ka hun (I am not corrupt, which is why I am weighing only 55kg. He said that “I eat just two fulki (thin chapatti) at night," he told a gathering in the presence of

, minister in-charge of Sheopur at a programme to waive off farmers loans.

Without mentioning names of any politician, the Congress MLA indicated towards some local opposition leaders who have put on weight. Jhandel said, “Those who are corrupt eat a lot from everywhere and weigh 100kg plus”.

Jandel was speaking at a function organised at Sheopur to waive off the loans of farmers. The minister in charge and the MLA distributed documents of loan-waiving to 30 farmers. In all, they informed, loans worth Rs 11.03 crore of of 2,045 farmers of Sheopur were waived off.

But the Congress MLA also embarrassed the state government when he expressed his “unhappiness” with the loan waiver.

“I am not happy with the loan waiver scheme. The Congress

(manifesto) also promised to give wheat-bonus to the farmers. This promise should be fulfilled,” he said.

He said that in the last

session, 25 MLAs had met the chief minister

requesting him to distribute wheat-bonus to the farmers. He said the chief minister had talked about “bad economic situation” of the state.

Jandel promised the farmers that they would be paid bonus by June this year.