‘Satta ka khel’: Smriti Irani vs Congress over Bhupesh Baghel-Mahadev row
Hindustan TimesA day after the Enforcement Directorate claimed that Chhattisgarh chief minister Bhupesh Baghel received ₹508 crore from the promoters of the embattled Mahadev betting app -- a charge that Baghel strongly refuted -- Union minister Smriti Irani asked whether Baghel was questioning his own government. Smriti Irani on Saturday held a press conference on ₹ 508 kickback allegations against Chhattisgarh chief minister Bhupesh Baghel. : TS Singh Deo counters Chhattisgarh deputy chief minister TS Singh Deo said if Smriti Irani had evidence, she should have presented them before everyone. ED said Asim Das, arrested in connection with the Mahadev betting app scam, said he was a cash courier and was sent to India by the app promoters of the UAE to deliver a large amount of cash to the Congress.