Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Tuesday exuded confidence that there was 'no chance of BJP' in the state and said that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is scared of the Congress.
Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri's directorial 'The Kashmir Files' bagged the Best Film award at Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival Awards held in Mumbai on Monday.
Terming the raids conducted by Enforcement Directorate (ED) as politically motivated, Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel said that BJP is scared of Congress and misusing central agencies to suppress their voice.
Following the raids conducted by the Enforcement Directorate in Chhattisgarh, BJP spokesperson Gaurav Bhatia on Monday said Congress leaders were standing by the corrupt and the strings of corruption are connected with the Congress headquarters.
Addressing the media persons in the state capital Raipur on Monday, Sao said, "CM Baghel himself is the reason for the ED raid. The raid is being conducted on the basis of evidence found in the previous ED raid."
"Warm welcome to Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo of Guyana on his arrival in India. The visit will further strengthen India-Guyana bilateral cooperation and people-to-people linkages," tweeted the Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Arindam Bagchi.
Reacting to the raids by the Enforcement Directorate against Congress leaders in Chhattisgarh, senior party leader Jairam Ramesh on Monday said that these raids worked as a booster dose for Congress, prompting them to be more aggressive against the Prime Minister's "vendetta politics".
As the Enforcement Directorate raided the office and residential premises of Chhattisgarh Congress leaders in a coal levy scam case, state Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Monday alleged that the crackdown is in connection with a forthcoming party convention in state's capital.
Speaking to mediapersons on Sunday, the chief minister said, "Only a few days are left for our three-day plenary session. All arrangements are underway for ministers and delegates. I am obliged to the party high command for giving us this chance to host the session this year."
Star Indian all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja bagged the 'Player of the match' award for his stellar show. The southpaw picked up 10 wickets in the match and also scored 26 runs with the bat.