Amid speculation over the possibility of a leadership change in the Congress-ruled Chhattisgarh, Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Saturday asserted that his state can never become Punjab, and said the two states bear only one similarity - that of having numbers in their names.
Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel on Saturday asserted that his state can never become Punjab, and said the two states bear only one similarity - that of having numbers in their names.
The political corridor in Chhattisgarh has been rife with speculation of possible leadership change in the Congress government soon as around two dozen party MLAs, considered close to Baghel, flew to Delhi in the last three days.
The Congress on Saturday appointed Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel as a senior observer for the Uttar Pradesh assembly polls next year.
The number of Congress MLAs known to be close to Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel who are camping in Delhi is rising with more legislators reaching the national capital.
Amid rift between Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel and State Health Minister TS Singh Deo, State Congress chief Mohan Markam stated that he's not supporter of any of them. "I am the chief of the organization in the state. Neither am I a supporter of (CM) Bhupesh Baghel, nor (State Minister) TS Singh Deo. I am with the organisation, which is supreme," Mohan Markam to mediapersons.
Earlier in August, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel had met Rahul Gandhi at the latter's residence.
Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel's father Nand Kumar Baghel was arrested on Tuesday for allegedly making derogatory comments against a community. The action comes after a controversy erupted over the alleged remarks of Baghel's father against the Brahmin community.
Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel's father Nand Kumar Baghel was arrested on Tuesday for allegedly making derogatory remarks against a community.
Action will be taken against him if his remarks are against the society, said Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on September 05 after a First Information Report (FIR) filed against his father by the state police over his comments on boycotting Brahmins.
While addressing BJP party workers in Bastar in Chhattisgarh on September 02, party's national general secretary and state in-charge D Purandeswari made a controversial remark on Congress-led government in Chhattisgarh by saying CM Bhupesh Baghel and his cabinet will get "swept away" if BJP workers spit.
The comments triggered a controversy with Bahgel reacting by saying that "if anyone spits on the sky, it falls on one's own face".
Bhupesh Baghel said he has invited Rahul Gandhi to Chhattisgarh. He (Rahul Gandhi) will first visit Bastar, and inspect the various projects and works there, Baghel added.
Amid a power tussle in the ruling Congress in Chhattisgarh, the party's central leadership has called Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel to Delhi on Friday, just days after he had met Rahul Gandhi and other senior leaders in the national capital.
Sources said that Baghel has been called to Delhi by Venugopal for further talks to resolve the crisis in the Chhattisgarh Congress.
The Congress leadership has again summoned Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel for discussions a day after he returned to Raipur after a marathon session with Rahul Gandhi on the power tussle with Health Minister TS Singh Deo.
Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday with Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel and his rival TS Singh Deo meeting the former Congress chief for nearly three and a half hour.
Baghel also said that in every district headquarters and municipal corporation, a park will be developed exclusively for women, which will be known as the 'Minimata Udyan'.
'Bachpan Ka Pyaar' is viral on the Internet and the little kid singing it has got everybody stuck to the catchy lyrics. So much so, that the boy named Sahdev Dirdo met Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel.
Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel has requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi to provide at least one crore doses of vaccines.
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