Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi on Saturday criticised the central government over the arrest of Former Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel's son, Chaitanya Baghel, by the Enforcement Directorate, accusing the move of being a "tactic" to suppress the voice of the people and "oppress" t
"I believe that the political vendetta and witchhunt is of the worst kind, which is happening in India. When you cannot catch leaders, you go after their kith and kin. ED has not done this for the first time. It has happened repeatedly. The law will take its course. However, neither Bhupesh
Hours after the Enforcement Directorate arrested his son, Chaitanya Baghel, former Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel launched a scathing attack on the central government on Friday, accusing it of "muzzling" opposition voices.
The action comes a few hours after the agency carried out raids at Chaitanya's residence in Chhattisgarh. The searches were part of the agency's broader crackdown on suspected money laundering and irregularities linked to the multi-crore scam.
Former Chhattisgarh Chief Minister and senior Congress leader Bhupesh Baghel on Friday took a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah, thanking them for the Enforcement Directorate raids at his residence and those of his aides, calling the actions 'gifts'.
Congress General Secretary (Organisation) KC Venugopal on Thursday alleged that the Enforcement Directorate (ED) seems to be on a monthly assignment given by the Modi-Shah duo to go after the Congress senior leadership and their family.
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday conducted raids at the premises of Chaitanya Baghel, son of former Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel, in connection with the ongoing investigation into the alleged multi-crore liquor scam in the state.
Speaking to ANI following the Council's first meeting in Bengaluru, Baghel said, "This meeting will be very beneficial for the OBC community. On 25th July, another meeting will be held in Delhi. Rahul Gandhi and Mallikarjun Kharge will also attend the meeting..."
Addressing a press conference at the AICC headquarters here, senior party leaders, including former Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel, Madhya Pradesh Congress in-charge Harish Chaudhary, MP PCC president Jitu Patwari and AICC OBC Department Chairman Anil JaiHind alleged that the BJP
Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai paid tribute to Padma Shri awardee and noted poet-satirist Dr Surendra Dubey, who passed away on Thursday, calling it an irreparable loss for the state and the literary world, and the void left behind cannot be filled.
The former Chhattisgarh CM targeted the incumbent BJP government and said that in the past 11 years, the BJP leaders have made a lot of "noise" but their every scheme has failed and gone up in "smoke'.
Chugh said, "This isn't just a slip of the tongue -- it reflects the Congress party's distorted, dangerous, and defeatist mindset. Will Congress now evaluate terrorism -- which has claimed the lives of countless soldiers and civilians -- by calculating who gained and who lost politically?"