BJP is using Enforcement Directorate to ‘defame and suppress’ Chhattisgarh government: CM Bhupesh Baghel
1 year, 4 months ago

BJP is using Enforcement Directorate to ‘defame and suppress’ Chhattisgarh government: CM Bhupesh Baghel

The Hindu  

A day after the raids on his close political associates, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel, in an exclusive interview, alleged that the BJP using the Enforcement Directorate to “harass” political rivals and asserted that the Congress will win 75 seats in the 90-member Assembly. Edited excerpts You described the recent Enforcement Directorate raids on your close associates, including the political adviser and two Officers on Special Duties, as a gift on your birthday. Senior officials have been arrested recently and BJP MP Vijay Baghel called your government “most corrupt” in the recent no-confidence debate in the Lok Sabha. Aam Admi Party is part of the INDIA bloc yet AAP convenor and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal visited Chhattisgarh for election campaign and offered 10 guarantees.

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Chhattisgarh: Baghel, Agrawal Vie for Power in Raipur By-Poll
2 months ago

Chhattisgarh: Baghel, Agrawal Vie for Power in Raipur By-Poll

Deccan Chronicle  

Raipur: Stakes are high for former chief minister Bhupesh Baghel and veteran leader and eight-time MLA Brij Mohan Agrawal in the November 13 Assembly elections in Raipur seat in Chhattisgarh with both the leaders striving hard to make a comeback to the Centre stage of their respective parties, Congress and BJP. While Mr Baghel, whose stock in the party seems …

People of Chhattisgarh feel cheated under BJP government: Bhupesh Baghel
3 months, 1 week ago

People of Chhattisgarh feel cheated under BJP government: Bhupesh Baghel

The Hindu  

Slamming Chhattisgarh’s Vishnu Deo Sai government over the issue of law and order, former Chief Minister and senior Congress leader Bhupesh Baghel on Wednesday said the Bharatiya Janata Party Government had made every section of the population feel cheated and insulted. The people of Chhattisgarh are feeling insulted and cheated,” said Mr. Baghel, referring to recent incidents, including the death …

Bhupesh Baghel searches for redemption in Chhattisgarh
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Bhupesh Baghel searches for redemption in Chhattisgarh

The Hindu  

This is the third Lok Sabha election that senior Congress leader and former Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel is fighting. Mr. Baghel, like many other senior party leaders, was reluctant to contest from here, arguing that he would be pinned down to one constituency, but eventually gave in to pressure from the party’s central leadership. The defeat in last year’s …

View: BJP's win in Chhattisgarh is bad news for Naxals
1 year, 1 month ago

View: BJP's win in Chhattisgarh is bad news for Naxals

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: With BJP all set to form the government in Chhattisgarh, death knell has been sounded on Left Wing Extremism in India as Home Minister Amit Shah and internal security agencies are determined to stamp out entrenched Maoists in Bastar district in the state. Additionally, the BJP's campaign against corruption, particularly concerning the coal scam, liquor scam, DMF fund …

Chhattisgarh Election Results: People rejected Bhupesh Baghel's arrogance, says BJP leader Raman Singh
1 year, 1 month ago

Chhattisgarh Election Results: People rejected Bhupesh Baghel's arrogance, says BJP leader Raman Singh

India TV News  

Chhattisgarh Election Results 2023: Bharatiya Janata Party took a big lead in the early trend of counting of Chhattisgarh Assembly elections. Reacting to the BJP's lead in the trend, former Chattisgarh chief minister and BJP leader Raman Singh said people of the state rejected the arrogance of the CM Bhupesh Baghel. They have expressed confidence in the promises made by …

Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh CMs both in the fray in November 17, 2023 polling
1 year, 1 month ago

Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh CMs both in the fray in November 17, 2023 polling

The Hindu  

The second and final phase of the Chhattisgarh Assembly elections for the remaining 70 seats will be held on Friday, and decide the electoral fate of political heavyweights like Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel, his deputy T.S. In Madhya Pradesh, meanwhile, 36 seats in the BJP strongholds in Bhopal and the adjoining central region, including Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan’s seat …

A series of scams haunts Bhupesh Baghel govt as Chhattisgarh goes to polls
1 year, 1 month ago

A series of scams haunts Bhupesh Baghel govt as Chhattisgarh goes to polls

Op India  

As the vibrant state of Chhattisgarh braces for a pivotal moment in its democratic journey, the echoes of discontent resonate through the political landscape. The BJP has persistently asserted that Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel is not only implicated in the alleged scam but is directly involved. The scam allegedly took place between 2018 and 2023, during the tenure of …

Bhupesh Baghel government going to lose, people not happy, says Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan
1 year, 1 month ago

Bhupesh Baghel government going to lose, people not happy, says Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan

India TV News  

Chhattisgarh Assembly Election 2023: Ahead of the Assembly election in the state, Union Minister and BJP leader Dharmendra Pradhan said that it's clear that the Bhupesh Baghel government is going to lose in the upcoming polls as people are not happy. It is clear that Bhupesh Baghel government is going to lose. BJP is going to win with a huge …

BJP slams Baghel, says ‘kingpin’ of Mahadev App scam
1 year, 1 month ago

BJP slams Baghel, says ‘kingpin’ of Mahadev App scam

The Hindu  

BJP on Monday launched a sharp attack on Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel describing him as the “kingpin” of the Mahadev betting app case, an issue that has often been mentioned by the party through the ongoing Assembly polls in the State. Speaking during a press conference held in the BJP’s national headquarters in New Delhi, party spokesperson, Gaurav Bhatia …

Enforcement Directorate raids | Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel slams BJP-led Centre
1 year, 2 months ago

Enforcement Directorate raids | Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel slams BJP-led Centre

The Hindu  

Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on November 8 slammed the BJP-led Centre, claiming that it has sent the Enforcement Directorate to the premises of a person who is handling the record of his election expenditure and termed the move an attempt to scare the people of his constituency. Reacting to the action, Mr. Baghel said on X, "I thought the …

Chhattisgarh BJP shares video with new claims on Mahadev app
1 year, 2 months ago

Chhattisgarh BJP shares video with new claims on Mahadev app

The Hindu  

The Opposition BJP in Chhattisgarh shared a video on Sunday in which an individual is making some new claims in connection with the alleged Mahadev app case. The video surfaced two days before the first phase of the Chhattisgarh Assembly election kicks off and two days after the Directorate of Enforcement said it was probing an alleged payment of about …

ED claims against Bhupesh Baghel part of BJP's conspiracy to tarnish image of Chhattisgarh CM: Congress
1 year, 2 months ago

ED claims against Bhupesh Baghel part of BJP's conspiracy to tarnish image of Chhattisgarh CM: Congress

The Hindu  

The Congress alleged on Saturday that the claims made by the Enforcement Directorate against Bhupesh Baghel are part of a "conspiracy" hatched by the BJP to tarnish the Chhattisgarh chief minister's image and asserted that the people of the state would give a befitting reply to such tactics in the upcoming Assembly poll. Addressing a press conference here, Congress general …

Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel files nomination from Patan Assembly constituency
1 year, 2 months ago

Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel files nomination from Patan Assembly constituency

India TV News  

In anticipation of the upcoming Chhattisgarh polls, Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel has officially filed his nomination for the Patan assembly constituency. As the Chhattisgarh Assembly elections approached, Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel appeared at India TV's Chunav Manch, where he launched a scathing attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party, the central government, and central investigative agencies. State to vote in two …

India TV Chunav Manch: CM Baghel accuses BJP of fear of defeat and misuse of central investigative agencies
1 year, 2 months ago

India TV Chunav Manch: CM Baghel accuses BJP of fear of defeat and misuse of central investigative agencies

India TV News  

As the Chhattisgarh Assembly elections approached, Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel appeared at India TV's Chunav Manch, where he launched a scathing attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party, the central government, and central investigative agencies. He claimed that these parties have become aware of their impending defeat in Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan and are resorting to misusing central investigative agencies. He noted …

Baghel hits back at ED’s allegations on Chhattisgarh’s ‘rice milling scam’
1 year, 2 months ago

Baghel hits back at ED’s allegations on Chhattisgarh’s ‘rice milling scam’

The Hindu  

A day after the Enforcement Directorate said that a “custom rice milling special incentive scam” in Chhattisgarh had generated ₹175 crore bribes for the “benefit of higher powers”, Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel dismissed the allegation. In a post on social media platform X, Mr. Baghel said the ED had released false figures so that the BJP could defame the Congress …

Forest pitch: The Hindu Editorial on the 2023 Chhattisgarh Assembly elections
1 year, 2 months ago

Forest pitch: The Hindu Editorial on the 2023 Chhattisgarh Assembly elections

The Hindu  

In Chhattisgarh, the ruling Congress has built an election plank with a mix of regional pride and welfarism. The Congress’s attempts to build a narrative around Chhattisgarhi sub-nationalism have made regional identity a key electoral theme for the first time since the State was formed in 2000. The party is also relying on its direct benefit transfer schemes such as …

CM Baghel invokes regional pride for Congress repeat in Chhattisgarh
1 year, 3 months ago

CM Baghel invokes regional pride for Congress repeat in Chhattisgarh

The Hindu  

The Chhattisgarh Assembly election this time will be fought for the State’s pride and self-respect, Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel said on Monday, outlining the Congress’s poll plank. Mr. Baghel, in a post on X, called the election a “war for the pride of the soil” and vowed to build a “new Chhattisgarh”, at a time the Opposition BJP is looking …

Baghel Govt Enabling Naxalism in Chhattisgarh, Knee-Deep in Scams: Raman Singh
1 year, 4 months ago

Baghel Govt Enabling Naxalism in Chhattisgarh, Knee-Deep in Scams: Raman Singh

News 18  

Chhattisgarh Assembly election dates are yet to be announced but BJP leader and former chief minister Raman Singh, who suffered a massive jolt in the 2018 Assembly elections after three consecutive terms, has turned on the campaign mode. With corruption as his main poll plank, Raman Singh has laid a number of alleged scams, allegedly running into lakhs of crores, …

ED questions Chhattisgarh CM Baghel’s advisor, OSD in online illegal betting, gambling app
1 year, 4 months ago

ED questions Chhattisgarh CM Baghel’s advisor, OSD in online illegal betting, gambling app

India TV News  

The Enforcement Directorate on Monday questioned Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel’s political advisor Vinod Verma and Officer on Special Duty Manish Banchor in connection with a money laundering investigation into an alleged illegal betting and gambling app, official sources said. The federal agency recorded the statement of Baghel's political advisor and OSD under the provisions of the Prevention of Money …

'Congress' biggest challenge in Chhattisgarh is not BJP, but...': CM Bhupesh Baghel
1 year, 4 months ago

'Congress' biggest challenge in Chhattisgarh is not BJP, but...': CM Bhupesh Baghel

India TV News  

Chhattisgarh Assembly elections: Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Friday said the Congress' biggest challenge in the upcoming Assembly elections is not BJP but to fight the Enforcement Directorate and the Income Tax Department. ED and the I-T Department trying to create a fear psychosis "The ED and the I-T Department are powerful wings of the BJP and they are …

Assembly Polls Will Be Fought Under CM Baghel, Other Leaders, Aim is to Win 75-plus Seats, Says Chhattisgarh Cong Chief
1 year, 5 months ago

Assembly Polls Will Be Fought Under CM Baghel, Other Leaders, Aim is to Win 75-plus Seats, Says Chhattisgarh Cong Chief

News 18  

Newly-appointed Chhattisgarh Congress president Deepak Baij on Saturday said his party will fight the year-end Assembly polls under Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel and other senior leaders. The aim is to win more than 75 seats in the 90-member Assembly, he said at a gathering of party workers in Rajiv Bhawan. ”We will fight elections with the face of Chief Minister …

Bhupesh Baghel effects cabinet reshuffle ahead of Chhattisgarh Assembly polls
1 year, 5 months ago

Bhupesh Baghel effects cabinet reshuffle ahead of Chhattisgarh Assembly polls

India TV News  

Cabinet reshuffle: Poll-bound Chhattisgarh witnessed a cabinet reshuffle on Friday, ahead of the Assembly elections due year-end. Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel reshuffled his cabinet following the induction of former state Congress chief Mohan Markam as a minister. According to an official notification, newly-appointed deputy chief minister TS Singh Deo has been assigned one more department - Energy - along with …

Himachal Pradesh Assembly polls | Congress contesting under collective leadership, says Bhupesh Baghel
2 years, 2 months ago

Himachal Pradesh Assembly polls | Congress contesting under collective leadership, says Bhupesh Baghel

The Hindu  

The Congress is contesting Himachal Pradesh polls under a "collective leadership" and does not announce a chief ministerial candidate before the election when it does not have an incumbent CM, party's senior observer Bhupesh Baghel said on November 6, 2022 dismissing the BJP's criticism over "infighting". Mr. Baghel said the Congress will "put back on people's plates all that the …

Bhupesh Baghel says BJP-led Himachal govt is 'very unpopular', makes a prediction
2 years, 2 months ago

Bhupesh Baghel says BJP-led Himachal govt is 'very unpopular', makes a prediction

Hindustan Times  

Chhattisgarh chief minister and senior Congress leader Bhupesh Baghel on Friday said the Jairam Thakur-led BJP government in Himachal Pradesh had become "very unpopular" among people of the hill state. Baghel, who has been appointed as the senior observer of the Congress for the upcoming polls in the state, backed his claim by citing issues of unemployment and inflation that, …

Congress Infighting to Tribal Protests, What Ails Chhattisgarh CM Baghel's Term?
2 years, 9 months ago

Congress Infighting to Tribal Protests, What Ails Chhattisgarh CM Baghel's Term?

The Quint  

On the other hand, the AAP's Chhattisgarh president, Komal Hupendi, denied that anyone had contacted Singhdeo. However, he added that "I urged him and all the leaders of the BJP and Congress to join the AAP for the betterment of the state." As the AAP tries to build and strengthen the organisation after its recent win in the Punjab elections, …

BJP fields surprise choice Baghel against Akhilesh in Karhal
2 years, 11 months ago

BJP fields surprise choice Baghel against Akhilesh in Karhal

The Hindu  

Springing a surprise, the BJP has fielded Union Minister Satya Pal Singh Baghel who is Lok Sabha MP from Agra against Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav in Karhal seat in Mainpuri. Mr. Baghel, a five-time MP, filed his nomination in Karhal, considered a stronghold of the SP and its ruling Yadav clan, soon after Mr. Yadav filed his on Monday.Mr. …

BJP Fields Union Minister SP Singh Baghel from Karhal to Corner SP Chief Akhilesh Yadav
2 years, 11 months ago

BJP Fields Union Minister SP Singh Baghel from Karhal to Corner SP Chief Akhilesh Yadav

News 18  

In what could be termed as a surprise and interesting move by the Bharatiya Janata Party, the party has fielded Union Minister of State SP Singh Baghel from Karhal assembly seat of Mainpuri to corner Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav. Baghel is currently a BJP MP from Agra and has been once close to SP patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav. Baghel …

Baghel booked for violating Covid norms during UP poll campaign, questions move
2 years, 11 months ago

Baghel booked for violating Covid norms during UP poll campaign, questions move

Hindustan Times  

Chhattisgarh chief minister Bhupesh Baghel on Monday hit out at the Election Commission a day after he was booked for flouting Covid-19 norms while campaigning for a Congress candidate in Noida for the upcoming assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh. Speaking to news agency ANI, Baghel said, “Why was an FIR registered only against me when I had candidates, district committee …

Chhattisgarh heading Punjab way? 30 MLAs close to CM Baghel in Delhi amid speculation over change of guard
3 years, 3 months ago

Chhattisgarh heading Punjab way? 30 MLAs close to CM Baghel in Delhi amid speculation over change of guard

India Today  

At least 30 MLAs of the Congress party from Chhattisgarh are currently camping in Delhi, giving rise to speculation that Chhattisgarh could also be heading the Punjab way for the ruling Congress party in the state. When asked about the BJP equating Chhattisgarh and Punjab over crisis in the ruling Congress, Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel said, "Chhattisgarh will always remain …

Chhattisgarh Congress MLAs Camp in Delhi, 'No Political Angle' Says CM Baghel
3 years, 3 months ago

Chhattisgarh Congress MLAs Camp in Delhi, 'No Political Angle' Says CM Baghel

News 18  

Amid speculation over the possibility of leadership change in Chhattisgarh, a group of Congress MLAs known to be close to Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel are camping in Delhi and one of them asserted on Thursday that there was no question of a change at the top in the state and Baghel would complete his full term. CM Baghel on Thursday …

Chhattisgarh CM’s Father Sent to 15-Day Custody Over Alleged Derogatory Remarks
3 years, 4 months ago

Chhattisgarh CM’s Father Sent to 15-Day Custody Over Alleged Derogatory Remarks

The Quint  

Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel's father Nand Kumar Baghel was sent to 15-day judicial custody on Tuesday, 7 September, by a court in Raipur for allegedly making derogatory remarks against the Brahmin community, Baghel’s lawyer Gajendra Sonkar said. Raipur police had registered a case against Nand Kumar on Sunday, 5 September, following a complaint filed by the 'Sarv Brahmin Samaj', …

Why Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel got his father arrested
3 years, 4 months ago

Why Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel got his father arrested

India Today  

On September 5, the Raipur police registered an FIR against Nandkumar Baghel, the 86-year-old father of Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel. Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel's father Nandkumar Baghel who has been arrested over his alleged derogatory remarks against Brahmins is being produced before a court, in Raipur, on Sept. 7, 2021; Nandkumar Baghel, who could loosely be described as a …

Case against Chhattisgarh CM Baghel's father for alleged derogatory remarks
3 years, 4 months ago

Case against Chhattisgarh CM Baghel's father for alleged derogatory remarks

The Hindu  

Raipur police have registered a case against Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel's father, Nand Kumar Baghel, for allegedly making derogatory comments against a community, an official said on Sunday. Following a complaint filed by the 'Sarv Brahmin Samaj', the DD Nagar police here registered an FIR late Saturday night against Mr. Nand Kumar Baghel, he said. The outfit in its …

Ready to vacate post if Congress-high command asks me, says Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel
3 years, 5 months ago

Ready to vacate post if Congress-high command asks me, says Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel

Firstpost  

His statement came amid speculations over the purported two-and-a-half-year power-sharing formula in the ruling Congress in Chhattisgarh Raipur: Amid speculations over the purported two-and-a-half-year power-sharing formula in the ruling Congress in Chhattisgarh, Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Sunday reiterated that if the party high command asks, he would vacate the post. Sharing the chief minister’s post on a rotational basis …

Ready to step down if Congress high-command asks me: Chhattisgarh CM
3 years, 5 months ago

Ready to step down if Congress high-command asks me: Chhattisgarh CM

India Today  

Amid speculations over the purported two-and-a-half-year power-sharing formula in the ruling Congress in Chhattisgarh, Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Sunday reiterated that if the party high command asks, he would vacate the post. Sharing the CM's post on a rotational basis has been a buzz in Chhattisgarh's political circles after Congress came to power in December 2018 when Baghel and …

Bhupesh Baghel sparks outrage by continuing to campaign in Assam
3 years, 9 months ago

Bhupesh Baghel sparks outrage by continuing to campaign in Assam

Op India  

Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel has continued to campaign in Assam for the Congress party well after a devastating loss of lives of Jawans during an encounter with Maoists in his own state. छत्तीसगढ़ में नक्सलियों का इतना बड़ा हमला हो गया, 8 जवान शहीद हुये, 20 घायल, कई जवानों के गायब होने की खबर, राज्य COVID-19 से बेहाल, लेकिन …

Lok Sabh Elections 2019: Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel's father wishes to contest against PM Modi
5 years, 9 months ago

Lok Sabh Elections 2019: Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel's father wishes to contest against PM Modi

India TV News  

Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel's father Nand Kumar Baghel expressed his willingness to contest the upcoming Lok Sabha elections against PM Modi on Monday. Addressing reporters outside the Congress headquarters in Raipur, he said, "I want to contest election against Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Terming PM as "dictator", Nand Kumar Baghel said, "He has made false promises to the country. PM …

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