"We have turned to the Election Commission to put an immediate stop to the activity of the election department of the BJP, the ED that they will enter wherever they want, they will go to any state they want, and they will give any statement they want. We condemn this and we turn to the EC fo
CM Bhupesh Baghel said, "BJP has accepted its defeat as they are using agencies to target opposition leaders. They (ED, IT) will take a short break. After November 17, they will take a break. They also have a family. Before Lok Sabha (elections), they will again come back."
"Congress has always been in favour of black money, this is how they (Congress) operate. They were in power for 10 years in the centre in which 2G scam, CWG (Commonwealth Games) scam, coal scam, submarine scam, Agustawestland scam, National Herald scam occurred. Now, how could Chhattisgrah C
Speaking at the book launch event in Mumbai, Uddhav Thackeray said that the Mahadev Betting app will become 'har har mahadev' if Baghel switches his party.
"When there was an Election Commission meeting the ED (Enforcement Directorate), IT (Income Tax) were present in it. Why has the Election Commission not taken cognizance of this? The media is reporting such a grave allegation. So the Election Commission should have taken suo moto cognizance
The Chhattisgarh CM, in a post on X, alleged the BJP is employing central agencies to tarnish the image of the people-friendly Congress government of the state.
Days after the ED claimed Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel was paid Rs 508 crore by the promoters of the Mahadev betting app, the BJP's IT Cell chief Amit Malviya on Sunday said the former was aware of the scam.
Union Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology Rajeev Chandrasekhar informed that blocking orders have been issued after a request was made by the ED but no such requests were made by the Chhattisgarh government.
Questioning the relationship between the Government of India and the Mahadev betting app, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Sunday asked why the Centre has not banned this app now amid the Enforcement Directorate allegations against the former.
"No one can even think that someone would use Mahadev's name to loot money. You could use any name 'Zinto', or 'Minto'. But you used Mahadev's name and looted not one or two but Rs 508 crores," the Assam Chief Minister said.
Questioning why the Mahadev app has not been banned till now, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Saturday said that no crackdown on the betting app means Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP have connections with the firm.
Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Saturday hit out at ED's claims against Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel and said that the central government have the habit of imposing allegations on Opposition leaders adding that Baghel is an honest man.