As suspense over the potential of Leadership change in Congress dominated Chhattisgarh When greater than a dozen Congress MLAs reached Delhi on Wednesday, the political warmth within the state appears to be intensifying as soon as once more.
The political hall within the state was buzzing with speculations that the MLAs had gone to increase their assist to Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel.
However, the legislators who reached the nationwide capital mentioned that their go to is linked to the proposed go to of former Congress president Rahul Gandhi to the state.
“Around 15-16 party MLAs have reached Delhi and are staying at different places. Rahul ji’s visit to Chhattisgarh is proposed. We wanted to request Rahul ji through our state in-charge PL Punia ji to slightly extend the duration of his tour so that all MLAs can get the benefit of it,” mentioned Brihaspat Singh, social gathering MLA from Ramanujganj seat of the state.
“We have come to Delhi just to make this request and we will talk to Punia sir in this regard on Thursday,” he mentioned. Our journey shouldn’t be seen the opposite manner round,” he advised PTI over telephone from Delhi.
When requested whether or not the aim of his go to was to specific assist to Baghel, Singh mentioned, “Our party has 70 MLAs (in the 90-member state assembly), out of which 60 MLAs told everything to Punia ji last time. When there is the blessings of the high command, the support of the MLAs and the Chief Minister is working well, then no such issue (of change of leadership) exists.”
He additionally denied the alleged tussle between Baghel and state well being minister TS Singh Deo and mentioned that the 2 leaders lately shared dais and exchanged sweets. He additionally mentioned that they respect one another.
“The scenario in Chhattisgarh isn’t the identical as in Punjab. The excessive command of any social gathering won’t put the complete authorities at stake simply to please one chief.
Singh, thought of near Baghel Was embroiled in a dispute in July This yr when he alleged that Singh Dev threatened his life. However, the MLA, who hails from Sarguja, Singh Deo’s residence constituency, later withdrew his declare.
The demand for a change of guard raised its head after Baghel accomplished two and a half years as chief minister in June 2021. The Singh Deo camp claimed that in 2018 the excessive command had agreed handy over the publish to him after the federal government had accomplished half. Period.
State Congress in-charge PL Punia has repeatedly denied that there was any such settlement when the BJP got here to energy in 2018 by overthrowing it.
The Congress excessive command known as each Baghel and Singh Deo to Delhi in August to resolve the dispute.
Baghel appeared to have gained the spherical when he advised reporters on his return that social gathering chief Rahul Gandhi had agreed to go to the state ‘at his invitation’, and that those that had been speaking of rotating the publish of CM They had been selling political instability.
When Baghel was within the nationwide capital, 54 out of 70 Congress MLAs had visited Delhi individually.
Although each Baghel and Singh Deo have since avoided saying something on the problem of management, the feud has not subsided.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
