Earlier in the week, the BJP-led Chhattisgarh government handed over the investigation of the Mahadev betting app case to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).
Chhattisgarh Police have arrested Congress MLA Devendra Yadav in connection with the violence in Balodabazar on June 10. The arrest has sparked a political row, with former Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel calling it "vendetta politics" and demanding a CBI inquiry.
Pointing out the differences between the ideologies of NDA allies, Former Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel said that the coalition government between BJP, JD(U) and TDP would not last long.
Amid the Lok Sabha elections in the country, former Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Tuesday slammed the Bharatiya Janata Party, saying that the BJP has realised that the Banaras Lok Sabha seat has gotten stuck.
Speaking to ANI about the incident, Baghel said, "This is a very tragic incident, 19 people have died in this. These people were returning after plucking tendu leaves when this accident happened. We have met the injured in the hospital."
"These elections, the festival of democracy have come with possibilities for the country. Bastar is voting today in the first phase of the election. I urge all voters to vote in large numbers. I also appeal to the first-time voters and youths to come and cast their votes in maximum number
Chhattisgarh Deputy Chief Minister Arun Sao said after an FIR was registered against former Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel that there is no political vendetta and arrest has nothing to do with the upcoming polls.
Former Chhattisgarh CM and Congress leader Bhupesh Baghel on Sunday alleged that the FIR against him in the Mahadev online betting case by the state's EOW was politically motivated and was done to defame him.
Baghel said, " From 2021, I-T, ED, and CBI are on it, they have been to all places
The Chhattisgarh Economic Offenses Wing (EOW) has named former chief minister Bhupesh Baghel in its first information report (FIR) lodged in connection with the Mahadev Online Book-linked money laundering case, sources said on Sunday.
"Hon'ble Congress President has appointed Shri Bhupesh Baghel as Senior Observer to coordinate Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra and other party activities in Bihar with immediate effect," a press release issued by party General Secretary KC Venugopal read.