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  • Demand to extend the date of 2nd phase voting in Chhattisgarh, appeal of Raman Singh and AAP

    BJP leader Raman Singh has demanded to extend the date of voting for the second phase of Chhattisgarh assembly elections. Raman Singh on Wednesday urged the Election Commission to advance the date of voting for the second phase of elections to be held on November 17 in view of the Chhath Puja festival. He said that due to the festival a large number of voters will not be able to participate in the voting. Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has also written a letter to the Election Commission, appealing to change the voting date from November 17 to November 25 in view of the Chhath festival.

    Let us tell you that voting for the 90-member Chhattisgarh Assembly will be held in two phases on November 7 and 17, while the counting of votes will take place on December 3. The festival of Chhath is to be celebrated from 17 to 20 November this year. Raman Singh posted on ‘X’. Due to the festival of Chhath Puja approaching the second phase of Chhattisgarh Assembly elections (November 17), a large number of voters will not be able to be a part of this election process.

    He wrote- I request the Election Commission of India to please extend the second phase of voting, so that maximum number of voters can join this election and use their franchise. A large number of people of Bihar and Eastern Uttar Pradesh living in Raipur, Bilaspur, Bhilai, Jagdalpur, Korba and other cities of the state celebrate Chhath festival in a grand manner every year.

    At the same time, Aam Aadmi Party wrote a letter to the Election Commission saying that in view of Chhath festival, the date of second phase of voting should be changed from November 17 to November 25. Remember, Aam Aadmi Party has already raised this demand. BJP has fielded MLA Raman Singh from his traditional seat Rajnandgaon. Voting will be held in Rajnandgaon and 19 other constituencies in the first phase in the state. Voting will be held on another 70 seats in the second phase.

  • Right now Ranbir has been summoned not as an accused but to understand the matter.

    The Enforcement Directorate i.e. ED has issued summons to actor Ranbir Kapoor on Friday in the money laundering case related to Chhattisgarh’s ‘Mahadev’ betting app. Earlier reports had said that ED has directed actor Ranbir Kapoor to appear for questioning. Now Enforcement Directorate sources say actor Ranbir Kapoor has been called for questioning in the Mahadev money-laundering case not as an accused, but to understand information about the source of money received for promoting a betting app. Has gone.

    ED source said- Ranbir Kapoor has been called to understand the transactions of betting business. He has not been called as an accused. It is important to inquire about information regarding the sources of the money received by him. This will give an indication of the promoters of the ‘Mahadev’ betting app and their plans. The source said- Ranbir Kapoor may not be a part of the conspiracy but it is very important to understand the scam. The agency has asked Ranbir Kapoor to be present at the agency’s office in Raipur on October 6.

    If ED sources are to be believed, the company promoted by Saurabh Chandrakar and Ravi Uppal was being operated from Dubai. He is a resident of Bhilai. They used to give a share of the profits to their experts in the branches opened as franchises. According to ED officials, ‘Hawala’ was used on a large scale to send the money earned from betting to accounts in other countries. Cash payments were used extensively to promote betting websites in India.

    According to a PTI language report, 28-year-old Saurabh Chandrakar came under the scanner after his lavish wedding worth Rs 250 crore in the UAE. The investigation revealed details of alleged hawala operations and their connections in the UAE and Pakistan. Chandrakar and his associates allegedly used at least 70 shell companies to launder money into foreign accounts. The accused used online betting apps to register new users. ‘Mahadev Online Book App’ was operated from its headquarters in UAE.

  • Chhattisgarh government withdrew petition from Supreme Court in money laundering case, challenged ED’s action

    The Chhattisgarh government on Wednesday withdrew its petition from the Supreme Court challenging the Enforcement Directorate’s action against state government officials in a money laundering case on jurisdictional grounds. The money laundering case registered in 2022 pertains to an FIR lodged on a complaint by the Income Tax Department over allegations of illegal duty collection on coal in Chhattisgarh and attempts to influence public servants through corrupt means.

    The ED has claimed that a major scam took place in coal transportation in Chhattisgarh between 2019 and 2021, under which a nexus of politicians, officials and others were allegedly charging illegal fees. The Chhattisgarh government, in its petition, claimed that the ED had initiated investigation against the state government officials by filing an Enforcement Case Information Report (ECIR) in Raipur on September 29, 2022, based on the FIR lodged in Bengaluru.

    Chhattisgarh’s standing counsel Sumir Sodhi on Wednesday told a bench of Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justice SVN Bhatti that he has been directed to withdraw the petition. The bench allowed the state government to withdraw the petition and recorded Sodhi’s plea. The petition requested the court to declare the ED’s action illegal, ultra vires and unconstitutional.

    Apart from seeking quashing of the ECIR, the Chhattisgarh government also urged the top court to declare all subsequent actions taken by the ED in connection with the investigation as arbitrary and unconstitutional as they have interfered with the functions of the state police. . The Chhattisgarh government alleged that the ED investigation resulted in indiscriminate surveys and raids in various departments and offices of the state government and arrests of state officials.

  • BSP and Gondwana Gantantra Party will contest elections together in Chhattisgarh, who will contest on how many seats?

    In Chhattisgarh, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) and Gondwana Gantantra Party (GGP) will contest the assembly elections together. Both the parties have formed an alliance for this. BSP State President Hemant Poyam said that out of 90 seats in Chhattisgarh, BSP will contest on 53 seats while GGP will contest on 37 seats. BSP Rajya Sabha member Ramji Gautam and GGP national general secretary Shyam Singh Markam and other leaders of both the parties announced the alliance at a press conference here on Monday.

    Expressing confidence of the alliance’s victory, Poyam said that both the parties will oust Congress and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) from the state. The BSP had released its first list of nine candidates for the assembly elections last month. BSP had contested the 2018 assembly elections in alliance with Janata Congress Chhattisgarh-J (JCC-J) and Communist Party of India (CPI).

    BSP had contested 35 seats in 2018 and won from Jaijapur and Pamgarh constituencies in Janjgir-Champa district. The deposits of the party’s candidates on 28 seats were forfeited. BSP’s ally JCC(J) had got five seats.

    BSP got 3.87 percent votes in the elections. GGP had contested 38 seats in 2018 and did not get even a single seat. The deposits of the party’s candidates on 36 seats were forfeited. In the last election, GGP got 1.73 percent votes.

    BSP has a lot of influence in the Scheduled Caste dominated areas living in the plains of Chhattisgarh. At the same time, GGP got support in some tribal dominated parts of Bilaspur and Surguja region. According to political analysts, the alliance of BSP and GGP can make a dent in the vote bank of the ruling party Congress.

  • Complaint against Congress on charges of breach of promise; Demand for FIR against 13 including Rahul and TS Singhdev

    As the time for Chhattisgarh assembly elections is coming closer, different colors of politics are coming to the fore. Leaders are trying their best to gain power. A strategy is being made to woo the voters. BJP’s Bhupesh Baghel is accusing the government of not fulfilling the 36 promises of the public manifesto. Meanwhile, an advocate of Durg district has filed a complaint in the Durg court against the Congress party for not fulfilling its promise.

    Demand to register FIR against 13 Congress leaders

    In the complaint, a demand has been made to register FIR against 13 Congress leaders including former Congress President Rahul Gandhi, Chhattisgarh Deputy Chief Minister TS Singhdev, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ravindra Choubey. Let us tell you that the public manifesto was released by the Congress Party before the 2018 assembly elections. 36 promises were made in this manifesto. Advocate Ashok Sharma has filed a complaint in the court of Judicial Magistrate First Class Punitram Gurupanch of Durg for not fulfilling the promises made in the manifesto.

    Demand for action against these leaders

    In the complaint, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, Minister TS Singhdev, Minister Mohammad Akbar, Minister Ravindra Choubey, Minister Shivkumar Dahria, Minister Umesh Patel, former minister Dr. Premsingh Tekam, MLA Dhanendra Sahu, Rajya Sabha MP Phulo Devi Netam, MLA Shailesh Pandey, MLA Arun The names of Vora, Shishupal Shori and former Union Minister Jairam Ramesh are included.

    Court hearing on 25th September

    Ashok Sharma has requested the court to direct the police station to register an FIR against everyone under sections of cheating (Section 415), fraud (Section 420), conspiracy (Section 120B) and common intention (Section 34). This complaint is to be heard in the court on September 25.

    The promises of Congress public manifesto are deceitful and fraudulent.

    Advocate Ashok Sharma has mentioned in the complaint that every section of the state has been affected due to non-fulfillment of the promises of the public manifesto. The promises made in the manifesto were deceitful and fraudulent. People believed in the promises on which they voted in favor of the Congress candidates and formed their government and later forgot to fulfill those promises.

    These promises were not fulfilled

    It has been said in the complaint that Congress had made a total of 36 promises like prohibition of liquor in the state, free education to girl students, pension of Rs 1000 to citizens above 60 years of age and Rs 1,500 per month to citizens above 75 years of age. It was also claimed in the manifesto that all the promises would be fulfilled within five years of the formation of the government, but this did not happen. Now the assembly elections are near. Once the code of conduct is imposed, no work will be done to fulfill these promises.

    TS Singhdev was the convener of the manifesto committee.

    Advocate Ashok Sharma told that the present Deputy Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh TS Singhdev was the convenor of the Congress Manifesto Committee. Minister Mohammad Akbar, Minister Ravindra Choubey, Minister Shivkumar Dahria, Minister Umesh Patel, former minister Dr. Prem Singh Tekam, MLA Dhanendra Sahu, Rajya Sabha MP Phulo Devi Netam, MLA Shailesh Pandey and MLA Arun Vora were the members of the committee.

    Rahul and Jairam Ramesh made party

    Advocate Ashok Sharma said that former Congress President Rahul Gandhi and former Union Minister Jairam Ramesh had conspired to circulate this manifesto in print and electronic media, hence they have also been made a party. Ashok Sharma said that the hearing on the petition is on September 25. I will present the petition arguments. If satisfied, the court can order FIR. He also said that if the petition is rejected, he will approach the sessions court.

  • Shah’s visit suddenly postponed, initiation of Parivartan Yatra from Dantewada, Raman’s sharp attack on Baghel government

    BJP started its ‘Parivartan Yatra’ from Dantewada district of Chhattisgarh on Tuesday. This yatra will pass through all the districts of the state via Bastar. Union Home Minister Amit Shah was to flag off this visit, but due to some reasons his visit was canceled at the last moment. In the absence of Amit Shah, BJP state in-charge Om Mathur flagged off the yatra after offering prayers at the famous Maa Danteshwari temple in Dantewada city.

    Former Chief Minister Raman Singh, State President Arun Sao, Narayan Chandel were riding in the Parivartan Yatra chariot. Parivartan Yatra will reach Jagdalpur from Dantewada district. It is noteworthy that in the 2013 elections, Congress had taken out Parivartan Yatra but could not win. However, he got its benefit in 2018. This journey, which started from Dantewada, will conclude in Bilaspur. Opposition party BJP has planned two Parivartan Yatras in the state. The next yatra will be flagged off by BJP President JP Nadda on September 15 in Jashpur.

    A total of 84 public meetings and 85 welcome meetings and seven road shows will be organized by the BJP in both the visits. Both the yatras will pass through a total of 87 assembly constituencies. A total distance of 2,989 kilometers will be covered under these journeys. Later these journeys will end in Bilaspur. Rajya Sabha MP Saroj Pandey said as the name suggests, the state needs change from the Congress party and the Bhupesh Baghel government. This government has not fulfilled about 36 promises made to the voters.

    Addressing the public meeting organized on this occasion, former CM Raman Singh targeted the Congress government and alleged that the Baghel government is indulging in corruption and looting the people of the state. The Bhupesh Baghel government has done nothing except corruption during its five-year rule. We are not saying this but it has been revealed in the investigation of the Enforcement Directorate. This government has done scams in rice, coal, liquor, DMF, Gauthan etc.

  • BJP’s Parivartan Yatra from 17 in Chhattisgarh; Foolproof preparation for strong strike in Bhupesh’s stronghold

    To conquer the stronghold in Chhattisgarh, BJP is going to start ‘Parivartan Yatra’ from September 17. This yatra of BJP will go to 87 assembly constituencies. During this time, BJP will put forward the alleged corruption of Bhupesh Baghel government. BJP leaders said on Tuesday that Union Home Minister Amit Shah will flag off the yatra after offering prayers at Maa Danteshwari temple in Dantewada (South Chhattisgarh) on Tuesday. Later Shah will also address a meeting there.

    Through this yatra, BJP will take the public welfare schemes of the Center to the people. BJP leaders said that the second Parivartan Yatra will be flagged off by party president JP Nadda from Jashpur on September 15. BJP state in-charge Om Mathur and other senior leaders worshiped the vehicles brought for the yatra at the Kushabhau Thackeray complex here.

    BJP leaders said that this is the same bus which the BJP had used for its Vikas Yatra in the state before the 2018 assembly elections. The party was in power at that time. BJP leaders said the bus has CCTV cameras, LED screens, ‘hydraulic lift’ to address the gathering during the journey and other modern facilities. The bus, painted in saffron colour, has pictures of Prime Minister Modi, party president JP Nadda, state chief Arun Sao, former chief minister Raman Singh, leader of opposition in the assembly Narayan Chandel.

    Talking to reporters, Mathur said – To increase public awareness and expose the corruption of the Congress government, two Parivartan Yatras will be taken out from Dantewada and Jashpur on September 12 and September 15. Apart from this, we will also make people aware about the public welfare schemes of the government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and hold meetings with the beneficiaries of central schemes.

    State BJP president Arun Sao had earlier said that the first yatra will cover a distance of 1,728 km in Bastar, Durg and Raipur divisions in 16 days, while the second yatra will cover a distance of 1,261 km in Bilaspur and Surguja divisions in 13 days. Under both the visits, 84 public meetings, 85 welcome meetings and seven road shows will be organised. The yatra will culminate in Bilaspur on the same day after covering a distance of 2,989 km across 87 assembly constituencies (out of total 90).

    Arun Sao said that Prime Minister Modi is expected to attend the closing ceremony. Bijapur, Sukma and Antagarh constituencies (all Maoist affected) have not been included in the yatra, but people belonging to these constituencies will join the yatra when it passes through nearby constituencies.

    Senior leaders from the Center and Chhattisgarh will participate in the yatras. It is noteworthy that BJP had lost to Congress in the 2018 assembly elections after being in power in the state for 15 years. Congress had won 68 seats and BJP had won 15 seats. Last month, BJP had released its first list of candidates for 21 seats. However, the Election Commission has not yet announced the schedule for the assembly elections to be held later this year.

  • Congress gave big responsibility to Haryana leader Selja in Chhattisgarh, announced election committees

    Congress has started implementing its strategies for Chhattisgarh assembly elections. In this series, Congress has approved the formation of its various committees for Chhattisgarh Assembly elections. Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday approved the proposal regarding formation of these committees with immediate effect. These committees include Core Committee, Election Campaign Committee, Communication Committee. CM Bhupesh Baghel and his deputy TS Singh Deo have been given a place in the Election Campaign Committee along with the Core Committee.

    It is worth noting that Haryana leader Kumari Shailja has been given a big responsibility in Chhattisgarh. He has been made the convenor of the core committee. The names of Bhupesh Baghel, TS Singh Dev, Deepak Baij, Dr. Charan Das Mahant, Tamradhwaj Sahu and Shiv Kumar Dahria are included in this committee. Dr. Charan Das Mahant has been made the convenor of the Election Campaign Committee. Bhupesh Baghel, TS Singh Deo, Dr. Charan Das Mahant and Tamradhwaj Sahu have also been given place in the Election Campaign Committee.

    Other members of the Election Campaign Committee include Shiv Kumar Dahria, Ravindra Chabey, Mohd. Names of a total of 74 leaders including Akbar, Kawasi Lakhma, Premsai Singh Tekam, Jai Singh Aggarwal, Amarjeet Bhagat, Guru Rudra Kumar, Mohan Markam, Umesh Patel, Sant Kumar Netam, Jyotsna Mahant, Rajiv Shukla, Ranjit Ranjan are included. The official statement issued by the party said that the Congress President has given his approval to the proposal of forming committees for the upcoming assembly elections in Chhattisgarh with immediate effect.

    Apart from Chhattisgarh ministers Mohan Markam and Umesh Patel, Phulo Devi Netam and KTS Tulsi are also part of the election campaign committee. The party has also constituted a 15-member communication committee. Ravindra Choubey has been made the chairman of the communication committee while Rajesh Tiwari and Vinod Verma have been made the coordinators. Whereas Sushil Anand Shukla has been made the coordinator of its communication committee. The party has also formed a protocol committee consisting of 25 members. Its president will be Amarjeet Bhagat, convenor Shiv Singh Thakur and coordinator Ajay Sahu.