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  • Major accident in Chhattisgarh, explosion in helium gas cylinder in school; 33 children injured

    A horrific accident took place in Surguja district of Chhattisgarh on Thursday. Helium gas cylinder and balloon exploded in a private school. Police said that about 37 people, including 33 school students, were injured after the massive blast. Surguja Superintendent of Police Sunil Sharma said that the incident took place after 2 pm in the grounds of Vivekananda School in Ambikapur city when helium gas cylinder was being used to fill air in the balloon.

    The police officer said that suddenly the cylinder and the balloon burst, due to which four people working to fill the balloons were seriously injured. About 33 children of the school, who were playing in the field during lunch time, were hit by it and suffered minor injuries. As soon as the information was received, the police team reached the spot and the injured were admitted to a hospital here.

    The police officer said that out of the 33 children, 11 have been discharged after first aid, while the condition of the other children is said to be out of danger. Preliminary investigation has revealed that the balloons were meant for some function but how they were provided to the school premises to fill them with air is being investigated. The officer said that a case has been registered in this regard and further investigation is underway.

  • Chhattisgarh Election: Hollow promises of leaders will not work… Two tribal villages boycotted the elections, why did they take this step?

    Two tribal villages in Chhattisgarh’s Korba district have decided to boycott the assembly elections to be held next month. He has taken this decision alleging lack of basic facilities like drinking water and electricity supply in his area. The villages – Sardih and Bagdharidand – falling in Kerakchhar gram panchayat of Rampur assembly constituency are inhabited by Pahari Korwa, a particularly vulnerable tribal group (PVTG), also known as the adopted sons of the President.

    The constituency is currently held by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Nanki Ram Kanwar. Voting will be held here on November 17 in the second phase of elections to be held in two phases in Chhattisgarh. The first phase of voting in the state will be held on November 7. Pamphlets calling for a boycott of voting have been put up in villages, while a banner with the same message has been hung on their outskirts.

    Santosh, a resident of Sardih, who belongs to the Pahari Korwa community, said, ‘We have been demanding drinking water, electricity supply and mobile towers and other basic facilities for a long time, but the public representatives never paid attention to us.’ He said, the hill Korvas of Sardih, Bagdhari Dand, Khurribhauna and surrounding villages are still forced to drink water extracted by digging pits in the forest land. Santosh said that there are no roads to reach these villages.

    Santosh and some women of the village told reporters, ‘Hollow promises will no longer work for the leaders. The villagers have decided to boycott voting this time as they have no other option. About 150 families of Pahari Korvas reside in the villages of Gram Panchayat Kerakchar, located in the forest area, about 20 km from Korba city. The villages are also facing the threat of elephant-human conflict. A banner put up by residents outside the villages read, ‘Voting has been boycotted in Sardih and Bagdharidand as the villages have not received electricity.’

    When asked about this, Korba District Panchayat Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Vishwadeep said that he has received information about it and he and other officials will visit the villages to understand the issues raised by the villagers. “We will try to convince the villagers to withdraw the boycott call and urge them to participate in the election process,” he said. The IAS officer is also the nodal officer for the voter awareness program in Vishwadeep district.

  • Chhattisgarh Election Voting Result Date: Elections in Chhattisgarh in two phases, know when the votes will be cast in your place.

    Chhattisgarh Election Voting Result Date : The dates for assembly elections in Chhattisgarh have been announced. Elections will be held in the state in two phases on November 7 and 17. The Election Commission has announced the dates of assembly elections in five states. Counting of votes in all these states will take place on December 3. Assembly elections in Mizoram will be held on 7 November. Assembly elections in Chhattisgarh will be held in two phases on November 7 and November 17. Voting for the assembly elections in Madhya Pradesh will be held on November 17. Voting for the assembly elections in Rajasthan will be held on November 23. Assembly elections in Telangana will be held on November 30. With the announcement of elections in Chhattisgarh, the Model Code of Conduct has also come into force.

    Date of notification and withdrawal of nomination…

    The first phase of elections will be held in Chhattisgarh on 7th November and notifications for the first phase will be issued on 13th October. October 20 will be the last date for nomination. Information has been given by the Election Commission that the scrutiny of nomination papers will take place on October 21 and the candidates can withdraw their names till October 23.

    Notifications for the second phase will be issued on October 21. The Commission has said that October 30 will be the last day of nomination. After this, the nomination papers will be scrutinized on 31st October and candidates can withdraw their names till 2nd November.

    Elections here in the first phase

    In the first phase of elections to be held on November 7, there are important seats like Rajnandgaon, Pandariya and Kawardha. There is also talk that BJP can give ticket to former state CM and veteran party leader Raman Singh from Rajnandgaon. Apart from this, in the first phase, Khairagarh 74 Dongargarh (SC) 75 Dongargaon 77 Khujji 78 Mohla-Manpur (ST) 79 Antagarh (ST) 80 Bhanupratappur (SC) 81 Kanker (SC) 82 Keshkal (SC). Elections will be held on 83 Kondagaon (SC) 84 Narayanpur (SC) 85 Bastar (ST) 86 Jagdalpur 87 Chitrakote (SC) 88 Dantewada (ST) 89 Bijapur (SC) 90 Konta (ST).

    Elections on these seats in the second phase

    Elections here in the first phase
    In the first phase of elections to be held on November 7, there are important seats like Rajnandgaon, Pandariya and Kawardha. There is also talk that BJP can give ticket to former state CM and veteran party leader Raman Singh from Rajnandgaon. Apart from this, in the first phase, Khairagarh 74 Dongargarh (SC) 76 Dongargaon 77 Khujji 78 Mohla-Manpur (ST) 79 Antagarh (ST) 80 Bhanupratappur (SC) 81 Kanker (SC) 82 Keshkal (SC). Elections will be held on 83 Kondagaon (SC) 84 Narayanpur (SC) 85 Bastar (ST) 86 Jagdalpur 87 Chitrakote (SC) 88 Dantewada (ST) 89 Bijapur (SC) 90 Konta (ST).

    Elections on these seats in the second phase

    Elections will be held on a total of 70 seats in Chhattisgarh in the second phase. These include – 1 Bharatpur-Sonhat (ST) 2 Manendragarh 3 Baikunthpur 4 Premnagar 5 Bhatgaon 6 Pratappur (ST) 7 Ramanujganj (ST) 8 Samari (ST) 9 Lundra (ST) 10 Ambikapur 11 Sitapur (ST) 12 Jashpur (ST) 13 Kunkuri (ST) 14 Pathalgaon (ST) 15 Lailunga (ST) 16 Raigarh 17 Sarangarh (SC) 18 Kharsia 19 Dharamjaigarh (ST) 20 Rampur (ST) 21 Korba 22 Katghora 23 Pali-Tanakhar (ST) 24 Marwahi ( ST) 25 Kota 26 Lormi 27 Mungeli (SC) 28 Takhatpur 29 Bilha 30 Bilaspur 31 Beltara 32 Masturi (SC) 33 Akaltara 34 Janjgir-Champa 35.

    Apart from this, Chandrapur Jaijaipur, Pamgarh (SC) 39 Saraipali (SC) 40 Basna 41 Khallari 42 Mahasamund 43 Bilaigarh (SC) 44 Kasdol 45 Balodabazar 4 6 Bhatapara 47 Dharsiwa 48 Raipur Rural 49 Raipur City West 50 Raipur City North 51 Raipur City South 52 Arang (SC) 53 Abhanpur 54 Rajim 55 Bindranwagarh (ST) 5 6 Sihawa (ST) 57 Kurud 58 Dhamtari 59 Sanjaribalod 60 Dondilohara (ST) 61 Gunderdehi 62 Patan 63 Durg-Rural 64 Durgshahar 65 Bhilainagar 66 Vaishalinagar 67 Ahiwara (SC) Elections will be held in the second phase on 68 Saja, 69 Bemetara and 70 Nava Garh (SC).

    What did AAP, BJP and Congress say

    On the announcement of elections in five states, Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal said, “We are prepared, we will fight with full strength in Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh.” People have been cheated. The people of Chhattisgarh are ready to teach a lesson to this government. On the announcement of elections, Congress spokesperson Randeep Surjewala said that the people of all these 5 states are ready to oust BJP from power.

    What did the CM and former CM say…

    On the announcement of Chhattisgarh Assembly elections, former Chief Minister and National Vice President of BJP Raman Singh said, “All the allegations that have been made against this corrupt and inefficient government in these five years… this has weakened the development in Chhattisgarh. Certainly Chhattisgarh That there is resentment in the minds of the public about this government. The public was waiting for the elections to be announced and the officers to be freed from imprisonment, after which the officers will be free to work freely.”

    At the same time, the current CM of the state, Bhupesh Baghel, expressed his views on the elections in the style of a poem. they wrote,
    ‘We are ready!
    the war has started
    of pride of soil
    This chariot will not stop now
    Chhattisgarhia self-respect
    Every Chhattisgarhi is ready with the resolve to create a new Chhattisgarh, once again hands will be joined with trust.
    trust intact
    Congress government again!

  • These assembly seats are very important in Chhattisgarh elections, whose prestige is at stake?

    The Election Commission has announced the dates of assembly elections in Chhattisgarh. Voting for a total of 90 assembly seats in Chhattisgarh will be held in two phases on November 7 and 17. Counting of votes will take place in the state along with other states on December 3. During the elections for the total 90 seats of Chhattisgarh Assembly, the contests on 13 seats will attract the most attention because prominent leaders of Congress and BJP are involved in them.

    Eyes on these 13 assembly seats of Chhattisgarh

    1. dumping

    Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel currently represents this rural constituency of Durg district. Its border is with the capital Raipur. Since 1993, Baghel has been elected five times from Patan seat. In 2008 he was defeated by his distant nephew, BJP’s Vijay Baghel. BJP has once again fielded Vijay Baghel, MP from Durg Lok Sabha seat, from this seat. Baghel belongs to the Kurmi caste, an influential Other Backward Class community in the state. This constituency has a large Kurmi population.

    2. Rajnandgaon

    This urban seat in Rajnandgaon district is currently held by BJP vice president and three-time Chief Minister Raman Singh. In the 2018 assembly elections, the Congress had fielded Karuna Shukla, who had left the BJP and joined the Congress. She lost to Singh by 16,933 votes. Six-time MLA Raman Singh has won this seat three times since 2008. This time BJP has not presented any leader as its chief ministerial face.

    3. Ambikapur

    This tribal dominated seat of North Chhattisgarh is currently held by Deputy Chief Minister TS Singh Deo. Singh Deo, a three-time MLA and scion of the former royal family, had won the seat for the first time in 2008. Protests are being held by local villagers, mainly tribals, against the coal mines allotted to Rajasthan Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Limited (RRVUNL) in the biodiversity-rich Hasdeo-Aranya region. Singhdev had come out in support of the protesters. Following this, the state urged the Center to cancel all coal block allocations in the Hasdeo region. The protests may affect Congress’s prospects on this seat.

    4. Konta (Reserved for Scheduled Tribes)

    This seat reserved for Scheduled Tribes is in Naxal-affected Sukma district of South Chhattisgarh. It is currently held by Industries and Excise Minister Kawasi Lakhma, one of the most influential tribal leaders in the state. Here mostly a triangular contest has been seen between Congress, BJP and Communist Party of India (CPI). Lakhma has won from Konta five consecutive times since 1998.

    5. Kondagaon (Reserved for Scheduled Tribes)

    This seat, which falls in Kondagaon district of South Chhattisgarh, is currently held by former Congress state president Mohan Markam. Markam had defeated BJP’s prominent tribal woman leader and former minister Lata Usendi from here in 2013 and 2018. Usendi was recently made the vice president of BJP. It is believed that Markam does not have good relations with Chief Minister Baghel, hence he was removed from the post of State Congress President in July.

    6. Raipur City South

    This urban constituency is held by influential BJP leader and former minister Brijmohan Agarwal. A seven-time MLA, Agarwal has been winning the seat continuously since 1990. Congress leader Kanhaiya Agarwal had given a tough competition to Agarwal in 2018. Kanhaiya had secured 60,093 votes against Brijmohan. The BJP leader got 77,589 votes in this election.

    7. Durg Rural

    This rural seat in Durg district has a large population of Sahu, a prominent community of Other Backward Class (OBC). The seat is currently held by minister Tamradhwaj Sahu, a prominent OBC leader. Sahu is believed to have played an important role in uniting Sahu voters in favor of Congress in 2018. After the party came to power in 2018, Sahu was the frontrunner for the post of Chief Minister. Sahu had earlier won from Durg Lok Sabha seat in 2014.

    8. power

    Chhattisgarh Assembly Speaker Charandas Mahanta is another prominent OBC leader of the Congress who represents the seat. Mahant, a four-time MLA, was elected from this seat for the first time in 2018. He is also a three-time Lok Sabha MP and was the Union Minister of State in the second term of the previous UPA government.

    9. Kawardha

    This seat in Kabirdham district is currently held by prominent Muslim leader Mohammad Akbar. Akbar, a four-time MLA, contested the seat for the first time in 2018 and won by a huge margin of 59,284 votes against former MLA Ashok Sahu of the BJP. Akbar is the Forest Minister in the Baghel government. Akbar may face some difficulty on this seat this time as there is a possibility of polarization after the communal violence in Kawardha city in 2021.

    10. decoration

    This constituency in Bemetara district is currently held by state agriculture minister and influential Brahmin leader Ravindra Choubey. He has been MLA for seven times. The constituency witnessed communal tension earlier this year following the killing of a person from the Sahu community and the subsequent killing of two people from another community in retaliation. Due to this, polarization may affect the election results in Saja as well as Kawardha.

    11. Arang (seat reserved for Scheduled Caste)

    This constituency of Raipur district is currently represented by Urban Administration Minister Shiv Kumar Dahria, a leader of the influential Satnami sect. The majority of Scheduled Caste population in the state belongs to this community. Dahria was first elected to the Chhattisgarh Assembly in 2003 from Palari and then in 2008 from Bilaigarh seat. This time he is facing risk because Guru Baldas Saheb of Satnami sect and his supporters have recently left Congress and joined BJP. Baldas has asked for a ticket from Arang for his son Khushwant Das Saheb.

    12. Kharsia

    This seat falls in Raigarh district of northern Chhattisgarh, which is dominated by the Aghariya community of Other Backward Classes. Higher Education Minister Umesh Patel currently represents this seat which is considered a Congress stronghold. Umesh Patel was first elected from this seat in 2013 after his father and prominent Congress leader Nandkumar Patel was killed in the Jheeram Valley Naxalite attack. Nandkumar Patel was elected five times from Kharsia.

    13. Janjgir-Champa

    In this area populated by Other Backward Classes, there is a tradition of changing MLAs in every election. Senior BJP leader Narayan Chandel represents this seat. He was elected from this seat thrice (1998, 2008 and 2018) by defeating Motilal Dewangan of Congress. Dewangan had defeated him in 2003 and 2013.

  • CM Baghel was busy playing Candy Crush in Congress meeting, BJP taunted by sharing photo

    Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) claims that Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel was playing ‘Candy Crush’ during an important meeting of Congress. However, there has been no reaction from Congress regarding this. According to the program released by the Election Commission of India i.e. ECI, voting is going to be held in the state in two phases on 7th and 17th November.

    BJP’s IT cell chief Amit Malviya has shared a picture. He has claimed that CM Baghel was seen playing games on the phone during the meeting. He wrote, ‘Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel is also relaxed, he knows that no matter how much he fights, the government will not come. Perhaps that is why instead of paying attention to the meeting related to Congress candidate selection, he thought it appropriate to play CANDY CRUSH.

    On Tuesday itself, Chhattisgarh in-charge of Congress Kumari Selja said that the Central Election Committee is going to meet on October 12 to discuss the candidates. He said, ‘…there will be a meeting of our Central Election Committee on October 12…. The final decision will be taken by CEC only. When they give the final approval to it, then the final list of candidates will be released.

    Political atmosphere of Chhattisgarh

    In 90-seat Chhattisgarh, Congress had achieved absolute majority in 2018 by winning 68 seats. Whereas, BJP was limited to only 15 seats. This time BJP has launched a campaign in the name of Prime Minister Narendra Modi without presenting the chief ministerial face. On one hand, Congress is moving ahead with the help of public welfare schemes. At the same time, BJP has made preparations to corner the Baghel government on the issue of corruption.

  • Chhattisgarh Election: Ticket not received from Jashpur; Former minister Ganesh Ram Bhagat cried bitterly

    Internal discord seems to be increasing in BJP regarding ticket in Jashpur, Chhattisgarh. A video of former minister and senior BJP tribal leader Ganesh Ram Bhagat is going viral. In this he is seen crying and addressing the workers. Sanad Ganesh Ram Bhagat was seeking ticket from Jashpur Assembly. Tribal Suraksha Manch’s national convenor Ganesh Ram Bhagat addressed the workers and cried after not getting the ticket. However Live Hindustan does not confirm the authenticity of this video.

    Ganesh Ram Bhagat said that if it did not happen now, he went to Jashpur. BJP has fielded Raimuni Bhagat from Jashpur. If sources are to be believed, three big leaders were claiming the ticket from Jashpur. These included senior tribal group leader Ganesh Ram Bhagat, District Panchayat President Raimuni Bhagat and District President Sharda Pradhan. The party had also conducted a survey regarding these three names. Raimuni Bhagat seemed to have the upper hand among these contenders. If sources are to be believed, BJP did not want to take any risk from this assembly seat.

    If we look at the results of the last assembly elections, we find that for the first time in 35 years, BJP had to face defeat from Jashpur Assembly by 8 thousand votes. This is the third time that Raimuni Bhagat has been elected President of District Panchayat Jashpur. She has also been a member of the State Women Commission from 2016 to 2018. She is considered a strong woman leader of BJP. He is considered a staunch opponent of the Pathalgadi campaign.

    Just before the 2018 assembly elections, the Pathalgadi campaign had gained momentum in Narayanpur and Bagicha police station areas of Jashpur district. No local leader was seen opposing it. At that time Raimuni Bhagat had come into limelight and had uprooted the stones buried by Pathalgadi supporters. Then the pictures of Raimuni Bhagat uprooting the stones became a topic of discussion. There has been fear of movement of Pathalgadi supporters in these registered areas. These are the reasons why Raimuni Bhagat, who started her political journey as a District Panchayat member in 2005, has the upper hand among the ticket contenders.

  • Had a luxury life in Dubai, but now he is running a chaat stall; Story of a person who worked in Mahadev App

    Mahadev App has been in the headlines for many months. More than Rs 5,000 crore were cheated through this app by luring people to earn more money in less time. The surprising thing is that the person who is the brain behind this app earlier used to work at a clothes shop. Leaving his job, he opened a juice shop and then created such a trick that he started earning Rs 200 crore every day from this app. However, a new twist came in this case when many big faces of Bollywood came on the radar of ED. Actually, Saurabh Chandrakar is the brain behind this app. Saurabh got married in Dubai in February this year. Many big faces including Sunny Leone, Tiger Shroff, Ranbir Kapoor were called to dance in that wedding.

    More than 150 people used to work

    Saurabh Chandrakar and Ravi Uppal had hired more than 150 people to run the Mahadev app. According to the report of ‘Indian Express’, all the people hired were young. They were residents of Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Bihar. The surprising thing is that all these people were earlier called to Dubai for training. After training, some were sent back to India and some stayed in Dubai and worked in the app.

    Luxury life in Dubai but now sells papdi bhel

    A 29 year old man earlier worked in Mahadev App. The person is a resident of Bhilai, Chhattisgarh. In the report he told that he had a bad habit of gambling. Due to this he lost lakhs of rupees. He was in need of money. During this time he came in contact with Raja Gupta. Raja Mahadev used to do hiring work for the app. Raja sent the person to Dubai in December 2021 for training. The person told that he was being given a salary of forty thousand rupees. In May 2022, the man returned to India from Dubai and was arrested by the police here. Later the court released him. He told that my life has been ruined. To earn his living, he now sells Papdi Bhel in Bhilai.

    It is noteworthy that a lookout circular has been issued against Saurabh and Ravi. Now many Bollywood celebrities are on the radar of ED in this case. ED said that fraud of more than five thousand crore rupees was done through Mahadev App. Saurabh Chandrakar and Ravi Uppal had prepared such a model that this app earned Rs 200 crore daily.

  • BJP runs OBC card in Chhattisgarh, but not a single Muslim gets ticket; understand the meaning

    Assembly elections are to be held in five states in November. People interested in politics are keeping a special eye on the elections of Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan. These three states are also being described as the semi-finals of the Lok Sabha elections to be held next year. Elections are to be held in Chhattisgarh in two phases. There is a Congress government in the state. Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has made a big move to woo the Other Backward Class (OBC) voters of the state. BJP has so far fielded 85 out of 90 candidates. Of these, 29 are OBC leaders. Let us understand its meaning

    Number of OBC candidates can reach 32

    BJP has announced the names of 85 candidates in Chhattisgarh. Candidates have not been announced for five seats. The party has so far fielded 29 OBC leaders and it is expected that out of the remaining 5 seats, BJP will field only OBC leaders on three. In this way the number of OBC leaders can reach 32. Let us tell you that in the 2018 elections, BJP had fielded 28 OBC candidates. Whereas Congress had given tickets to 26 OBC leaders. There are 40-45 percent OBCs in Chhattisgarh.

    In Chhattisgarh, BJP has not yet announced the names of candidates for five seats – Ambikapur, Beltara, Kasdol, Bemetara and Pandariya. BJP had released the first list on August 17. The second list was released on Monday. BJP has so far given tickets to 16 ‘upper caste’ candidates for the upcoming assembly elections. These include seven Thakurs, five Brahmins, three Aggarwals and one Jain. Of the 85 seats for which the BJP has announced candidates so far, 29 seats are reserved for Scheduled Tribes (ST) and 10 seats for Scheduled Castes (SC).

    Two former IAS officers also got tickets

    The BJP has also given tickets to two former Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers – OP Chaudhary and Neelkanth Tekam. Besides, three doctors – Krishnamurthy Bandhi, Khilwan Sahu and Dinesh Lal Jangde have been fielded. Among OBCs, the highest number of tickets were given to Sahu (10 candidates), followed by Kurmi (8), Rajwar (2), Yadav (2), Kalar (2) and others. In the last 2018 elections, BJP had given tickets to 14 Sahu candidates.

    No ticket to any Muslim leader

    A BJP leader said, ‘We are focusing on OBC voters because a large section of OBC voters voted for Congress in the last elections. This time his inclination is towards us. It is noteworthy that there are 29 reserved seats for ST in Chhattisgarh, but BJP has given tickets to 30 ST candidates. Candidates from the Gond tribe have been given the maximum 17 tickets, followed by Kanwar (4), Rathiya Kanwar (2), Bhatra (2), Halba (2), Christian Oraon (2) and Hindu Oraon (1). Till now BJP has not given ticket to any Sikh, Sindhi, Punjabi, Gujarati and Muslim leader.

    What does it mean?

    In Chhattisgarh, BJP is planning to come to power by attracting OBC voters. A BJP leader said that OBC voters had voted for Congress in the 2018 elections. In such a situation, now BJP wants to shift him to its side. For this reason, BJP is fielding more OBC candidates than last time. In the 2018 elections, BJP had fielded 28 OBC candidates. Till now BJP has given tickets to 29 OBC leaders and it is believed that after declaring the names on the remaining 5 seats, the number of OBC leaders can reach 32.

  • Candy Crush is my favorite; Bhupesh Baghel speaks on claims of playing games in Congress meeting

    Bhupesh Baghel has responded to the claims of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) that the Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh was playing ‘Candy Crush’ game on mobile during the Congress meeting. The Chief Minister has admitted that he was playing Candy Crush. Describing it as his favorite game, he also said that this is a picture taken before the meeting. He said that BJP has also been objecting to his running bumblebee and playing gilli danda.

    After the claims made by BJP’s IT cell chief Amit Malviya on social media, Baghel wrote on Twitter, ‘Earlier the BJP had objection that why do I ride a cart, why do I ride a Bumblebee, why do I play Gilli Danda, the state Why are Olympics being held in Chhattisgarh? Got this photo before a meeting yesterday in which I’m playing Candy Crush. Now BJP has objection on that. In fact, they have objection to my existence. But it is the people of Chhattisgarh who decide who will stay and who will not. I will also ride the cart and play gilli danda. Candy Crush is also my favorite. I have passed the level decently, that will also continue. Rest of Chhattisgarh knows whom to bless.

    Amit Malviya, while sharing the picture on ‘X’ on Tuesday, claimed that Bhupesh Baghel was playing a game on his mobile during the Congress meeting called for the selection of candidates. Malvinay wrote, ‘Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel is also relaxed, he knows that no matter how much he fights, the government will not come. Perhaps that is why instead of paying attention to the meeting related to Congress candidate selection, he thought it appropriate to play CANDY CRUSH.

    In Chhattisgarh, Congress is hoping to get power once again on the basis of the performance of Bhupesh Baghel government, while BJP is once again trying its best to form the government here. Congress’ Chhattisgarh in-charge Kumari Selja said on Tuesday that the party’s Central Election Committee will meet on October 12 to select the candidates, in which the final decision will be taken. BJP has released two lists in Chhattisgarh and announced candidates for 85 out of 90 seats. Voting will be held in two phases in Chhattisgarh on 7 and 17 November.

  • What are the biggest election issues in Chhattisgarh? Understand here in 10 points

    Today the Election Commission has announced the election dates of five states including Chhattisgarh. Shortly after the Election Commission’s announcement, Bharatiya Janata Party has also released the second list of its candidates in Chhattisgarh. Now both the parties have geared up to enter the electoral battle. On one hand, Congress is hoping to retain its power in the state by relying on the welfare schemes of the Bhupesh Baghel government. At the same time, Bharatiya Janata Party is trying to corner the government on the alleged corruption of the state government, religious conversion and unfulfilled election promises. Let us know what are the 10 big election issues in Chhattisgarh elections, which will decide who will become the CM of the state.

    Corruption

    The Congress government is facing criticism over alleged scams in coal mining, liquor business, District Mineral Foundation (DMF), cow dung procurement scheme and Public Service Commission. Along with this, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) is investigating money laundering cases related to alleged coal levy racket, liquor scam, use of DMF funds and an illegal online betting app in the state. Top BJP leaders, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah and party president JP Nadda, cornered the Bhupesh Baghel government over these issues in their rallies and accused the Chief Minister of turning Chhattisgarh into an ATM for the Congress. Responding to the attack, Baghel accused the BJP-led central government of misusing central investigative agencies to malign his government’s image.

    Schemes for farmers

    Three major pro-farmer schemes have helped the Congress strengthen its position in rural and semi-urban areas. Under the Rajiv Gandhi Kisan Nyay Yojana, the government has given input subsidy of Rs 21,912 crore to about 23 lakh farmers growing Kharif paddy. A total of Rs 580 crore has been paid to cattle herders, Gauthan committees and women self-help groups under the Godhan Nyay Yojana (cow dung purchase scheme) in the state. Rajiv Gandhi Rural Landless Agricultural Laborer Krishi Nyay Yojana provides annual financial assistance to landless agricultural laborer families in rural areas. According to official data, assistance worth Rs 7,000 crore is being provided to approximately 3.55 lakh beneficiaries. The Baghel government has also announced that it will purchase 20 quintals of paddy during the current Kharif season compared to 15 quintals earlier. The positive impact of these schemes can pose a big challenge for BJP.

    Chhattisgarhiism

    Chief Minister Baghel promoted Chhattisgarhianism i.e. regionalism in the last five years and continuously requested to be proud of regional pride. Congress claimed that the people of Chhattisgarh were completely marginalized during the 15-year BJP rule. Baghel promoted regional festivals, sports, art and culture. He directed that a statue of Chhattisgarh Mahtari (a maternal image representing Chhattisgarh) be installed in every district. The official residence of the Chief Minister hosts festivals like Teeja-Pora and Govardhan Puja. The state government also organized the National Tribal Dance Festival. Constructed Devgudi and Ghotul (traditional community centres) in tribal areas of the state and established Adivasi Parab Samman Nidhi.

    Tension between Christian and non-Christian tribals, religious conversion

    In the last two years, many incidents of clashes over religious conversion have come to light in tribal dominated areas, especially in Bastar division. Violent clashes between tribals who converted to Christianity and local tribals were reported from the Narayanpur-Kondagaon border area in December 2022. The BJP accused the government of protecting those involved in conversion. However, Congress denied this allegation.

    sectarian violence

    Following incidents of communal violence in Kabirdham district in October 2021 and Bemetara district in April this year, the BJP accused the government of being biased towards a particular community. Congress accused BJP of playing communal politics in the absence of real issues. According to political experts, these incidents can polarize voters in Central Chhattisgarh.

    prohibition of alcohol

    The BJP has targeted the Baghel government for not fulfilling the key election promise of liquor ban made by the Congress. It is believed that this promise helped Congress get women’s votes in 2018.

    Regularization of services of contract employees

    This was another major promise made by Congress in the 2018 elections which has not been fulfilled yet. In the last two years, around 1.50 lakh contractual daily wage earners and outsourced workers have protested over this issue. BJP has promised to include the demand of contractual employees in its election manifesto.

    OBC issue

    Other Backward Classes (OBC), which constitute about 52 per cent of the state’s population, are demanding 27 per cent quota. The three major OBC communities, Sahu, Kurmi and Yadav, had largely supported the Congress in the 2018 elections. The issue became a matter of concern for the ruling party Congress when the Chhattisgarh High Court last year struck down the BJP government’s 2012 order increasing the overall quota in the state to 58 per cent. In the 2012 order, the quota for Scheduled Castes was reduced by four percent to 12 percent, while the quota for Scheduled Tribes was increased from 20 percent to 32 percent. Reservation for OBCs was kept unchanged at 14 percent.

    The Congress government challenged the High Court’s decision in the Supreme Court. Later, a bill related to reservation was passed in the state assembly under which 32 percent quota was given to tribal community, 27 percent to OBC, 13 percent to Scheduled Caste and four percent to Economically Weaker Section (EWS). With this, there is a provision to give overall 76 percent reservation in the state. Both the bills are awaiting the approval of the Governor. In May, the Supreme Court had directed the government to implement 58 percent reservation.

    infrastructure

    The BJP has alleged that infrastructure development in the state has stopped in the last five years and the condition of roads has deteriorated.

    central schemes

    The BJP has accused the Baghel government of failing to implement the Centre’s Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana and not implementing the Jal Jeevan Mission properly.