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  • Congress plans against BJP’s Parivartan Yatra, announces Bharosa Yatra in Chhattisgarh on October 2

    Chhattisgarh Assembly election: The political temperature is high regarding the assembly elections in Chhattisgarh. Both the ruling Congress and opposition BJP parties are continuously organizing rallies and yatras. BJP is carrying out Parivartan Yatra in the state. Two Parivartan Yatras were concluded in Bilaspur on Saturday. Congress has prepared its plan as a counter to BJP’s transformation journey. The party will take out Bharosa Yatra on Gandhi Jayanti (2nd October) i.e. tomorrow in all the 90 assembly seats in the state. The purpose of the yatra is to inform the people about the benefits of the schemes run by the ruling Congress government in the state.

    Chhattisgarh Congress unit’s information wing chief Sushil Anand Shukla said in a statement that during the march to be organized on the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, his party will also reach out to the people and expose the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). He alleged that BJP betrayed the people of the state during the last 15 years of rule (2003-2018). According to sources, Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel, his cabinet colleagues, Congress MLAs and MPs will participate in the march in their respective constituencies.

    The yatra, to be taken out on four-wheelers and motorcycles, will cover a distance of 25-30 kilometers in each constituency, during which ‘nukkad sabhas’ and public meetings will be organised, Shukla said. Efforts will be made to cover as many villages and panchayats as possible during the yatra.

    It is noteworthy that the state government had organized ‘Bharosa Ka Sammelan’ at various places in the last few months and it was also attended by Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge and senior party leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra. Slogans like ‘Bhupesh hai to bharosa hai’ and ‘Bharose ki government’ were raised during the programme.

    The opposition BJP on Saturday concluded its two ‘Parivartan Yatras’ in Bilaspur city, where Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the concluding ceremony. BJP’s first Parivartan Yatra was taken out from Dantewada (South Chhattisgarh) on 12 September and the second from Jashpur (North Chhattisgarh) on 15 September.

    Elections are to be held in the state at the end of November. The ruling Congress in the state is actively engaged in the election campaign among the people highlighting the failures of the BJP government from 2003-2018 and the achievements of its rule. At the same time, in the role of opposition in the state, BJP is fiercely targeting Bhupesh Baghel and the Congress government. Top leaders of both the parties are visiting the state. The election schedule is likely to be announced soon.

  • When PM Modi made the statement a weapon, Singhdev also retaliated; you said a big thing

    In Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh, Prime Minister Modi fiercely attacked Congress. The Prime Minister made the statement of Deputy Chief Minister of the state TS Singh Deo during a program on September 14 as his political weapon. In Bilaspur on Saturday, PM Modi said that there is no shortage of money for development works in the state, this is not what the Deputy Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh says. Seeing his statement becoming a weapon, TS Singh Deo has hit back. TS Singh Deo said there is a difference between government programs and platforms used for political discourse. The Prime Minister should understand this, he is the top representative of the country. Government programs have different protocols and it is not right to base those statements on political rallies.

    It is noteworthy that Singh Deo, considered Baghel’s rival in the state Congress, had shared the stage with the Prime Minister on September 14. Here development works in the state were inaugurated. During the program, Singh Dev had said that the central government has not been biased towards Chhattisgarh. Support and money has been received for development works.

    Modi claimed that after Singh Deo spoke the truth, a ‘storm’ was created in the Congress and party leaders started targeting Singh Deo. He said “When the Congress was in power at the Center (as part of the United Progressive Alliance), which has now become an ‘arrogant’ coalition, it gave an average of only ₹300 crore per year for railway works, but the Modi government ₹6,000 crore has been given in a year for the expansion of the railway network.

    Responding to the Prime Minister’s comment, Singh Deo said, “There are two different platforms in which we express our views in different ways. There is a stage of a government program, in which all the public representatives follow different etiquettes. Then there is the political stage in which arrows are fired. The common platform of the Central and State Governments has a distinct dignity. We talk a lot on the political platform too, but that issue does not come to the fore.

    Addressing a large crowd at the ‘Parivartan Mahasankalp Rally’ on the occasion of the conclusion of two outreach campaigns, the Prime Minister said the BJP is completely dedicated to the development of Chhattisgarh, whether it is in power at the Center or in the state. The PM said, “Today I have come to guarantee you that Modi will leave no stone unturned in making your every dream come true. This is Modi’s guarantee that your dreams are Modi’s resolve. No matter how hard I try from Delhi, development will not stop you. But the Congress government here keeps trying to hinder it.”

  • Key to power in Chhattisgarh: How will lotus blossom in ‘Zero Land’, BJP’s Surguja-Bastar plan

    The Bharatiya Janata Party, which has been in power in Chhattisgarh for 15 consecutive years, is trying hard to make a comeback in 2023. BJP has put all its strength especially in Bastar and Surguja. The focus of the top leadership of BJP is on zero land i.e. those areas where the party did not get seats in the 2018 assembly elections. BJP is taking out ‘Parivartan Yatra’ to blossom the lotus in the political barren land of Surguja and Bastar. There are a total of 26 assembly seats in both the divisions. It is said that the key to power comes from here. At present there is not a single BJP MLA here.

    Less than three months are left for Chhattisgarh Assembly elections. The ruling Congress and the main opposition party BJP have intensified election preparations. While Congress is trying to strengthen its reach among the public by organizing ‘Bharosa Ka Sammelan’ program, Bharatiya Janata Party is ready to take the achievements of Modi government and failures of Bhupesh Sarkar among the public through Parivartan Yatra. Parivartan Yatras are starting from Dantewada in Bastar and Jashpur in Surguja. Union Minister Amit Shah is starting the first phase from Dantewada, while the second phase will be started by BJP National President JP Nadda. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend the concluding program of Parivartan Yatra.

    Complete plan to surround ‘Baba’ and ‘Kaka’

    Congress has a strong government in Chhattisgarh. Out of 90 assembly seats, Congress currently has 71 MLAs, while Bharatiya Janata Party has only 13 MLAs. 3 seats belong to JCCJ and MLA belongs to BSP. There is one seat vacant. TS Singhdev, popularly known as Baba, has a good hold among the people in Surguja area. Before the elections, Congress has also made him Deputy CM. At the same time, BJP has made a strategy to corner Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel (popularly known as Kaka) in his assembly constituency Patan as well as Bastar. BJP’s focus is on zero land seats.

    There are a total of 12 seats in Bastar and 14 seats in Surguja division, where BJP was defeated in 2018. BJP has only 2 plans to open its account in this area of ​​the state. First, to count the works of Modi government and second, the work done towards ending the infiltration of Naxalites. Apart from these two plans, how successful the party is in politically attacking Congress and the Baghel government will be revealed only with the results of the elections.

    BJP suffered a major setback in the 2018 elections.

    In the 2018 assembly elections, BJP suffered a major setback in the tribal areas of the state. The party did not get a single seat in Surguja division. Dantewada was the only seat in Bastar, that too was lost in the by-election. In view of this, BJP has decided to focus on tribal areas. As part of the strategy, the central leadership of BJP is repeatedly visiting Chhattisgarh. It is believed that the key to power in Chhattisgarh lies with the tribal reserved seats, especially in Bastar and Surguja divisions, that is why BJP’s entire emphasis is on these tribal seats.

    2989 kilometer journey, 84 meetings, 7 road shows

    Chhattisgarh BJP state president Arun Sao is leading the first phase of the Parivartan Yatra. This journey will be of about 1728 km. There will be about 45 general meetings, 32 welcome meetings and 5 road shows in different assembly constituencies. The second phase of Parivartan Yatra will start from Jashpur. BJP national president JP Nadda will flag it off. The second phase of the yatra will be led by Leader of Opposition in Chhattisgarh Assembly Narayan Chandel. The second Parivartan Yatra will be of 1261 kilometers. In the second phase, there will be 39 general meetings, 53 welcome meetings and 2 road shows. Both Parivartan Yatra will conclude on 28th September. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend the closing programme. Both journeys will be of approximately 2989 km. BJP leaders from national to state level will participate in the Parivartan Yatra.

    Bastar and Surguja special for both parties

    BJP is working on a master plan to corner the ruling Congress party in the 2023 assembly elections. BJP has focused most on tribal seats. BJP seems to be in aggressive mode regarding tribal reservation in Chhattisgarh. The party will also try to capitalize on giving a chance to a tribal woman on the highest post like President. Let us tell you that before Parivartan Yatra, state in-charge Om Mathur had made a whirlwind tour of 12 assembly constituencies of Bastar by helicopter. Along with giving the mantra of victory to the workers, he investigated the ground reality. Bastar Fort has special significance for both the parties, hence the leaders of Congress and BJP are engaged in all-round siege of each other.