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BJP demands Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel's resignation over 'liquor scam'

The BJP on May 12 demanded Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel’s resignation over an alleged ₹2,000-crore liquor scam in the State, claiming that corruption at such a big scale for more than four years was not possible without links to his government.

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Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel hits out at ED over ₹2,000 crore liquor scam allegations

Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel dismissed the Enforcement Directorate’s allegations of an alleged ₹2,000-crore liquor scam in the State as “fabricated”

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Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel calls Rs 2,000 cr liquor scam charge 'fabricated', accuses ED of acting as BJP tool

RAIPUR: Chhattisgarh chief minister Bhupesh Baghel has launched a scathing attack on the BJP and central agencies on Monday, calling the Enforcement Directorate's claim of unearthing a Rs 2,000 crore scam "concocted" and aimed at discrediting his government when the assembly elections are round the corner.

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Chhattisgarh reservation row: CM Bhupesh Baghel welcomes SC decision to stay HC order on 58% quota

RAIPUR: Chhattisgarh chief minister Bhupesh Baghel on Monday welcomed the Supreme Court's decision to stay a high court order declaring the state's 58% reservation as unconstitutional, saying that justice will be served only when the governor grants his assent to the new 76% reservation bills.

The Times of India

Chhattisgarh: Bhupesh Baghel to visit Dantewada, hold a high-level meeting with security forces

Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel will visit Dantewada on Thursday to pay homage to 10 jawans of District Reserve Guard (DRG) who were killed in a Naxal attack on Wednesday. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel highlights unique situation, seeks reservation amendment in Constitution's Ninth Schedule

RAIPUR: Chhattisgarh chief minister Bhupesh Baghel has written a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, urging him to include the state’s amended provisions to provide 76% reservation for SC, ST OBC and RWS in the ninth schedule of the Constitution for "based on the population" of the state.

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Chhattisgarh: Rahul, Priyanka Gandhi visit historical sites in Sirpur

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi, who were in Chhattisgarh to attend the 85th plenary session of the party, visited the historical and archaeological city of Sirpur in Mahasamund. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Chhattisgarh CM Baghel felicitates Bastar's Yuvraj for outstanding achievement in sports during Republic Day function

RAIPUR: Chhattisgarh chief minister Bhupesh Baghel felicitated 14-year-old Yuvraj Singh, the only boy from Bastar district to be feted for his outstanding achievement in Muay Thai Boxing at national and international competitions, during the Republic Day function at Jagdalpur, the divisional headquarters of tribal Bastar, on January 26.

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BJP’s reply to 'Bharat Jodo Yatra' is communalism, says Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel

RAIPUR: Chhattisgarh chief minister Bhupesh Baghel on Tuesday said the BJP has no reply to the Congress’ "Bharat Jodo Yatra" except ‘conversion, communalism and riots’ so they are busy spreading hate and violence.

The Times of India

Union minister lashes out at Chhattisgarh govt in 'Jan-Jaatiya Adhikar' rally

RAIPUR: Union minister of state for rural development and steel of India Faggan Singh Kulaste accused Chhattisgarh government of exploiting the tribals who, according to the union minister, need to intensify their movement against this government for their rights.

The Times of India

Chhattisgarh’s displaced Adivasis: Can they even ‘go home’ after 17 years?

This is Part II in the NL Sena series on Adivasis displaced from Chhattisgarh who now live in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. Read Part I here.

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Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel urges PM Narendra Modi to release Rs 5,545 crore state share of GST, coal levy

RAIPUR: Chhattisgarh chief minister Bhupesh Baghel on Saturday met with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Delhi and urged him to release the state’s revenue share pending with the Centre in the form of Rs 1375 crore GST and Rs 4170 crore coal levy.

The Times of India

Seeking jobs on compassionate grounds, Chhattisgarh shikshakarmis' kin get heads shaved; donate hair to CM, ministers

RAIPUR: As the dharna by the relatives of late Shikshakarmis, demanding appointment on compassionate grounds, entered the 73rd day on Friday, they got their heads shaved and donated hair to Chhattisgarh chief minister Bhupesh Baghel, panchayat minister Ravindra Choubey and school education minister Premsai Singh Tekam by making their effigies…

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There Is No Groupism In Congress: Himachal Pradesh Party Chief Pratibha Singh

Having said the aforesaid, Congress leader Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu had said that the MLA selected by the party's High Command would become the new Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh. Read on for details:

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In bypoll prestige fights, SP retains Mulayam Singh Yadav's bastion, BJP wrests Azam Khan's fort

LUCKNOW: If Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh were the main acts Thursday, bypolls spread across five states made for captivating side-battles, especially in UP’s Mainpuri LS and Rampur and Khatauli assembly seats as well as Kurhani in Bihar.

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Chhattisgarh BJP insulting PM Narendra Modi by using his photo with Pocso accused in poll poster, says CM Bhupesh Baghel

RAIPUR: Tweeting a BJP campaign poster for the Bhanupratappur bypoll, Chhattisgarh chief minister Bhupesh Baghel on Wednesday accused the saffron camp of insulting Prime Minister Narendra Modi by putting his picture next to BJP candidate Brahmanand Netam’s, who is accused in a Pocso case in Jharkhand.

The Times of India

Congress govt's agenda of cow, cow dung temporary: Chhattisgarh BJP

RAIPUR: Senior BJP leader Om Mathur, who is in charge of party affairs in Chhattisgarh, on Wednesday said the Congress government’s agenda of cow and cow dung is temporary and is like the Congress approach of remembering temples only when the elections are around the corner.

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President Droupadi Murmu to visit Raipur on January 12

RAIPUR: If everything goes right, President Droupadi Murmu, on her maiden visit, will be reaching Chhattisgarh’s capital Raipur on January 12, 2023 to grace the diamond jubilee celebration of Government Nagarjuna Post Graduate College of Science.

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Bhupesh Baghel asks Smriti Irani to check women's plight in UP before questioning Chhattisgarh

RAIPUR: Taking a dig on Union Minister Smriti Irani joining a "Mehatri hunkar rally" in Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh chief minister Bhupesh Baghel on Friday said that before questioning the state on women’s plight, Irani should first compare the gravity of situation with that of Uttar Pradesh and explain why are trains…

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Money in NPS belongs to people, can't go back to state govts as per law: Nirmala Sitharaman

SHIMLA: Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday said the money in the National Pension Scheme (NPS) belongs to individual contributors and as per law, state governments cannot get it back.

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Himachal Pradesh assembly election: 3 issues worrying BJP govt, says CM Jairam Thakur

NEW DELHI: Himachal Pradesh chief minister Jairam Thakur feels three issues were worrying the BJP government in the state for the assembly election to be held on November 12. However, he said the Narendra Modi government at the Centre and the BJP leadership were addressing them.

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BJP, AAP have run out of ideas, says Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel

RAIPUR: Chhattisgarh chief minister Bhupesh Baghel on Sunday said BJP and AAP have run out of ideas hence they are coming up with issues like uniform civil code and photo of Goddess Laxmi on currency notes.

The Times of India

Quota impasse: Tribal body call for boycott of National Tribal Dance Festival in Chhattisgarh

RAIPUR: Tribal communities in Chhattisgarh have called for a boycott of the National Tribal Dance Festival, to be organized from November one to three, even as the opposition BJP urged the state government to cancel the event in the light of resentment among tribals after ST reservation in jobs and…

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Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel threatens legal action against Raman Singh for 'Sonia Gandhi’s ATM' remark

RAIPUR: Chhattisgarh chief minister Bhupesh Baghel on Wednesday sharply reacted to BJP national vice president Raman Singh’s remarks and demanded an apology for his remarks that “Bhupesh is acting as the ATM for Sonia Gandhi” and for his allegation that an ‘illegal levy’ of Rs 25 per tonne is being…

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