 to investigate the case based on information supplied by it against two dozen accused. Subsequently, the EOW carried out raids at the premises of several accused named including former chief secretary Vivek Dhand. Now, Baghel has also been named in the FIR allegedly filed on March 4 but details were revealed on March 17. Ironically, the FIR was filed under the charge of DM Awasthi, former DGP of Chhattisgarh Police, living on extension granted by Baghel and given charge of EOW. Ironically, after Awasthi delivered on all the above—filing of FIR, raiding officers and other accused and including Baghel’s name charged under six sections—he was today relieved of his charge. IG Raipur Amresh Mishra has now taken over EOW. Awasthi on a year’s extension has not yet resigned. As Baghel prepares to fight a losing battle in Rajnandgaon Lok Sabha seat, he is now under tremendous pressure. More pressure was placed on him today by his own partyman former PCC general secretary Arun Sisodiya, who has accused two of his closest aides of siphoning party funds. In a letter to PCC president Deepak Baij, Sisodiya accused party treasurer Ramgopal Agarwal of giving Rs 5.89 crore to Vinod Verma’s son without due process and proper sanction. Verma was Baghel’s political advisor and brother-in-law. Sisodiya says Verma’s son runs Tesu Media Limited, Ghaziabad and was paid the money by Agarwal without the sanction from then PCC president Mohan Markam. Tesu Media had run part of the election campaign for the Congress during the Assembly elections. Several Congressmen, including grassroots workers, are now making a beeline for the BJP. Saroj Pandey, former Rajya Sabha member, who is now contesting from the Korba seat recently inducted a couple of hundred Congress workers in her new constituency. Sakti is part of her constituency and today, the son of former Sakti Congress MLA Surendra Bahadur joined the BJP. The Congress has not yet been able to announce candidates for six of the 11 Lok Sabha constituencies. Chhattisgarh will vote in three phases between April 27 and May 7. [ad_2]){kind=link}
By Neeraj Mishra
The Congress in Chhattisgarh is on a downward slide ever because it misplaced the Meeting elections three months in the past. It has solely caught extra steam with a slew of latest developments. The foremost, after all, is the FIR in opposition to former Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel within the Mahadev App case.
A betting app, Mahadev App had come into the information about eight months in the past on the eve of state elections. The individuals behind this App, Saurabh Chandrakar and Ravi Uppal, are actually primarily based out of Dubai and had been operating the satta racket which allegedly produced Rs 5000 crore in two years. They’re accused by the Enforcement Directorate of creating faux PayTm and different digital accounts in 1000’s of names and transferring cash to Dubai by way of hawala. Mahadev App got here into prominence when Chandrakar spent a whopping Rs 200 crore on his marriage ceremony celebrations in Dubai inviting the who’s who of Bollywood from Ranbir Kapoor to Jacqueline Fernandes.
That being the background, developments throughout the Meeting elections revealed that some Rs 500 crore had been given to Baghel as repay. The ED had subsequently registered an FIR with the state Financial Offences Wing (EOW) to analyze the case primarily based on info equipped by it in opposition to two dozen accused. Subsequently, the EOW carried out raids on the premises of a number of accused named together with former chief secretary Vivek Dhand. Now, Baghel has additionally been named within the FIR allegedly filed on March 4 however particulars had been revealed on March 17. Paradoxically, the FIR was filed below the cost of DM Awasthi, former DGP of Chhattisgarh Police, dwelling on extension granted by Baghel and given cost of EOW.
Paradoxically, after Awasthi delivered on all of the above—submitting of FIR, raiding officers and different accused and together with Baghel’s identify charged below six sections—he was right now relieved of his cost. IG Raipur Amresh Mishra has now taken over EOW. Awasthi on a yr’s extension has not but resigned.
As Baghel prepares to combat a shedding battle in Rajnandgaon Lok Sabha seat, he’s now below large strain. Extra strain was positioned on him right now by his personal partyman former PCC common secretary Arun Sisodiya, who has accused two of his closest aides of siphoning get together funds. In a letter to PCC president Deepak Baij, Sisodiya accused get together treasurer Ramgopal Agarwal of giving Rs 5.89 crore to Vinod Verma’s son with out due course of and correct sanction. Verma was Baghel’s political advisor and brother-in-law. Sisodiya says Verma’s son runs Tesu Media Restricted, Ghaziabad and was paid the cash by Agarwal with out the sanction from then PCC president Mohan Markam. Tesu Media had run a part of the election marketing campaign for the Congress throughout the Meeting elections.
A number of Congressmen, together with grassroots employees, are actually making a beeline for the BJP. Saroj Pandey, former Rajya Sabha member, who’s now contesting from the Korba seat lately inducted a few hundred Congress employees in her new constituency. Sakti is a part of her constituency and right now, the son of former Sakti Congress MLA Surendra Bahadur joined the BJP.
The Congress has not but been capable of announce candidates for six of the 11 Lok Sabha constituencies. Chhattisgarh will vote in three phases between April 27 and Could 7.