Rewa, is Vindhya's capital.
It was once the capital city of Kings of Baghel...
It is abutted to Vindhyachal which is the world's oldest mountain range.
...and also forms a major part of the Vindhya range.
The Rewa kingdom was founded by Baghel kings in 1400 A.D.
In 1812, the rulers of Rewa signed an agreement with British government...
...and thus the British set their monopoly over Rewa.
Rewa city was also the capital of British Baghelkhand.
Rewa is bestowed with natural beauty.
There are five water springs in Rewa alone.
Long ago, there were 8000 ponds in Rewa.
But, our insensitivity towards water conservation...
...has reduced those numbers by 4 times.
The irony is that with this, we have created the problem of water scarcity for ourselves.
The big cities of Rewa such as Nehru Nagar, Manas Nagar
...and even Indira Nagar have been built on ponds.
Medical and Engineering colleges too are built after landfilling of ponds.
In 1957, Lok Sabha elections were conducted for the...
...first time in the capital of Vindhya range, Rewa...
...and Congress emerged victorious on this seat.
Rewa, is among those seats of Madhya Pradesh, where BSP has a stronghold.
In 1991, BSP won the elections here for the first time.
It again emerged victorious in 1996 and 2009.
Currently, BJP holds this seat and Janardan Mishra is the MLA.
Congress has won the Rewa seat six times, while the BJP and the BSP have won thrice.
In 2014, BJP's Janardan Mishra won and represented...
...Rewa for the first time in the Parliament.
His attendance in the Parliament was 52%.
He has asked 184 questions in the parliament...
...and has participated in 36 debates in total.
Janardan Mishra has spent Rs 23.38 crore out of Rs 25 crore allotted to the constituency.
BJP has once again given the ticket to Janardan Mishra...
...while Congress has fielded Sundar Lal Tiwari's son Siddharth Tiwari.
In this triangular battle, Vikas Patel is BSP's candidate.
Let us get to know about Rewa from its residents.
We are at the college crossroads...
...at Vivekanand Park, Rewa. Anu Mishra is with me here.
He is a professor. Sir, what are the problems in Rewa?
The main issue here is of the road and traffic.
Traffic is so out of control that its difficult for people to walk.
Most of the roads are in a bad condition.
Traffic is a big problem here...
...when we commute on our scooty or bikes. Roads are useless.
People do not follow traffic rules here.
People drive their bikes randomly.
This place is good but needs improvement...
...so that tourists visit Rewa and praise it.
That is absent, currently. It should happen.
We passed through Chitrakoot and Satna and then reached here.
We found that the road between Satna and Rewa is in a pathetic condition.
It was in such a bad state that 30-40kms...
... consisted of potholes.
Work is going on, on those roads, since 5-6 years.
Its been more than that. Yet, that work has not been completed.
People find it really difficult to commute via that road.
It is in a very bad state. There are so many potholes and it creates a lot of problem.
It takes a lot of time to commute even on shorter routes.
Shivraj Singh Chouhan, who was the former chief minister, had said...
...that the roads of Madhya pradesh are better than Washington.
I don't think so.
Its better than before, but still there's a lot of place for improvement.
That is why he was sent off and Congress replaced the BJP.
Goverment keeps changing. But, no initiatives have been taken.
Functioning of Government offices have not changed a bit.
The clerks there harass the common man.
No work gets done as it is suppposed to.
Common man has to go around to get his job done.
Job never gets done until they are bribed.
This is the condition of the offices.
Irrespective of the government, no work gets done.
This is akin to a disease.
Janardan Mishra has been your MLA since 5 years.
What do you have to say about his contribution?
Our current MLA has not contributed much to this constituency.
There is no development happening.
The politicians nowadays are not bothered. All they are bothered about is...
...is getting votes. Then, they go their own ways.
They represent us in the Parliament.
No one bothers about our issues.
What is your opinion about the health facilities in Rewa?
High level health facilities are not accessible here.
They refer patients to outer states.
Do you think the Pulwama attacks and the...
...consequent air strike by the current goverment...
...would affect the voting pattern...
...of this country or this place?
Yes, it would make a difference. People have a positive opinion about it.
People feel that our country is now capable of a counter attack.
After that incident, vote bank has tilted more towards them.
Those who were not willing to vote earlier, would vote this time.
The Army must be given the credit. But, Modi was applauded. This is wrong.
Credit must go to the Indian Army.
But the entire public credits only Modi and that's not fair.
"My country is vivid..."
"...with its mystic bylanes."
"My country is vivid..."