Equating the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh with Naxals, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Wednesday said the way the outlaws active in his state were being dictated by their senior cadres sitting in other states, the local RSS workers were being controlled from Nagpur. The RSS headquarters is located in Nagpur city of neighbouring Maharashtra. Hitting … Read more
Addressing a huge ‘Kisan Nyay‘ rally on Sunday at Varanasi, Chief Minister of Chattisgarh Bhupesh Baghel said that the Congress under the leadership of Priyanka Gandhi Vadra will form the next government in Uttar Pradesh. Baghel also hit out at Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath calling him a coward for not visiting the families … Read more
Gearing up for the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections, the Congress on Saturday named Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel as a senior observer for the polls next year. The appointment also assumes significance as it comes amid speculation over the possibility of a leadership change in Chhattisgarh where cabinet minister T S Singhdeo is vying for … Read more
A day after Chhattisgarh Congress MLAs landed in Delhi, Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Thursday said that their visit does not have a political objective. “The MLAs can’t even go anywhere? If someone has gone there, it shouldn’t be seen from a political angle. If a politician is going somewhere, it’s obvious that he’ll meet … Read more
Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Wednesday said Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi have entrusted him with the responsibility of running the state government and he will quit the moment they ask him to do so. On his return to Raipur, a day after meeting Rahul Gandhi in Delhi, he also said that … Read more
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday cut short his electioneering in Assam and is returning to Delhi in the wake of killing of 22 security personnel by Naxals in Chhattisgarh, officials said. A Home Ministry official said Shah is returning to the national capital and may hold a meeting with senior officials of the … Read more
The BJP on Tuesday targeted the Bhupesh Baghel government on the second day of Chhattisgarh Assembly’s budget session over what it claimed was the deteriorating law and order situation in the state. The charges made by the opposition party, which ruled the state for 15 years till it was unseated by the Congress in late … Read more
NEW DELHI: Chhattisgarh governor Anusuiya Uikey has asked the state government to specify why it wanted a special assembly session, in an indication of a faceoff between the two. The Bhupesh Baghel government returned the file immediately on Tuesday specifying that it wanted to introduce amendments in current laws to help farmers and agricultural labourers. … Read more
New Delhi: Congress-ruled Chhattisgarh government is set to challenge the Centre’s recently notified agriculture legislations in the Supreme Court on the grounds that they infringe on a state subject. Speaking to ET, Chhattisgarh agriculture minister Ravindra Choubey said: “The Chhattisgarh government will challenge the agriculture legislation in the Supreme Court. This would be done on … Read more
New Delhi: Congress-ruled states are exploring legal options to circumvent implementation of the new farm legislation. Even as the Congress is planning nationwide protests against the farm Bills, passed by Parliament earlier this week, the governments in Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan may take legal recourse. Speaking to ET, Chhattisgarh chief minister Bhupesh Baghel said, “I have … Read more