Chhattisgarh Congress encouraged violence to hide its corruption, says PM

Dhamtari: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday alleged that Congress encouraged violence to hide its corruption, and promised that he would root out Naxalism from Chhattisgarh. Modi was speaking at a campaign rally in the states Dhamtari district, part of the Mahasamund Lok Sabha constituency. Congress and development can not go hand in hand, and Get the latest updates in Hyderabad City News , Technology , Entertainment , Sports , Politics and Top Stories on WhatsApp & Telegram by subscribing to our channels. You can also download our app for Android and iOS .

Cgarh: Congress instigates violence to cover up its corruption, wherever it is in power: PM Modi

Raipur: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that Congress instigated violence to cover up its corruption wherever it was in power. That is why corruption and violence reach their peak wherever Congress is in power, Mr Modi said, while addressing a public meeting at Shyam Tharai under Dhamtari district, part of Mahasamund Lok Sabha constituency in Chhattisgarh.The Prime Minister cited the case of the Bhupesh Baghel government to drive his point home. Naxal violence increased during the previous Congress government in Chhattisgarh, he said, and added that incidents of Maoist violence and corruption have however been curbed when BJP came to power in the state. What is the connection between violence and Congress? The answer is corruption. Congress increases violence to hide its corruption, Mr Modi said. He said that when Congress was in power in the North East, violent activities could not be checked and as long as it ruled Chhattisgarh, Maoist violence kept on increasing. People kept dying, but Congress kept on filling its coffers, he said. Congress and development cannot go hand in hand. Mr Modi reaffirmed his commitment to root out Naxalism in Chhattisgarh. Maoism has been declining rapidly in Chhattisgarh. I give a guarantee to the parents that I will root out Naxalism. I assure mothers that the lives of their children (those slain Maoist violence) will not go to waste. To protect your child, I assure every mother that I will eliminate Naxalism and Maoism, he said. Training his gun at INDIA bloc, he said that the recent rally held by the grouping in Ranchi in Jharkhand had witnessed violent incidents in which activists of alliance partners were seen breaking each others heads in public.This is the situation in the INDIA bloc, he said. He said that in the first phase of Lok Sabha elections, the country has made its mind clear that a strong government is needed to build a development nation and Thats why people have faith in BJP to take the country to the path of development. Mr Modi is going to spend the night in the Raj Bhavan in Raipur on Tuesday.He is scheduled to address a public meeting in Ambikapur under Surguja Lok Sabha constituency in Chhattisgarh on Wednesday. Meanwhile, Congress in Chhattisgarh on Tuesday moved the Election Commission registering its opposition to Mr Modis night stay in Raj Bhavan, terming it violation of model code of conduct of elections.

At Dhamtari rally, PM Modi says he will root out Naxalism from Chhattisgarh

PM Modi asserted that the BJP government brought both corruption and Maoist violence under control

LS polls: Chhattisgarh Deputy CM compares Congress' politics to British 'divide and rule' strategy

LS polls: Chhattisgarh Deputy CM compares Congress' politics to British 'divide and rule' strategy Chhattisgarh Deputy Chief Minister Arun Sao on Tuesday compared Congress' politics to the British Divide and rule policy and stated that Congress party has shown fear, spread confusion and has gotten votes in the country. In an exclusively with ANI, Chhattisgarh Deputy Chief Minister Arun Sao said, Congress party's appeasement politics is not going to run and I would also say that the way the Britishers used to implement the policy of divide and rule, Congress party has shown fear, spread confusion and got votes, this is the politics that has been done in this country. Now people of the country have understood and that's why Congress is moving towards its end. Congress has now become irrelevant and in the coming days Congress will not be able to make leader of the opposition. Commenting on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Rajasthan poll speech Arun Sao said, Every time Congress has done politics of appeasement, vote bank and then Prime Minister Manmohan Singh did say that minorities will have the first right to try country's resources. So now that minority has the right then where will our Adivasi brothers and sisters will go? Where will our Scheduled Castes (SCs) people will go? What will happen to other backward-class people? What will happen to females, youth?. On polling to be held on 26th April in Chhattisgarh, Sao said, In the last 10 years, Narendra Modi has done the work of bringing change in people's lives and the expectations that people had, he has fulfilled that as well. In the last 100 days, the BJP state government has fulfilled Modi's guarantee, because of that there is an atmosphere of excitement amongst the people of Chhattisgarh and they are ready to make BJP win. Talking about one of the high profile seats Rajnandgaon, from where the former chief minister Bhupesh Bhagel will contest against the BJP MP Santosh Pandey, Sao expressed confidence in his party stating that 3 months back, the people of Chhattisgarh rejected Bhupesh Baghel and his work in the last 5 years. As far as Rajnandgaon's seat is concerned, 3 months back, the people of Chhattisgarh rejected Bhupesh Baghel and his work in the last 5 years. Scams were done. Many people are in jail, many have FIRs against them too, Sao said. Bhupesh Baghel has done injustice to Rajnandgain when he was the chief minister. There has been a history in Rajnandgain that many big leaders were defeated by the BJP. Leaders like Motilal Voha and that is why the BJP is going to easily win in Rajnandgaon. Our candidate Santosh Pandey will win from there, Sao added. Rajnandgaon is a Lok Sabha constituency in Chhattisgarh which covers Pandariya, Kawardha, Khairagarh, Dongargarh, Rajnandgaon Dongargao, Khujji Mohla-Manpur. In this Lok Sabha from the Mahasamund constituency, Roop Kumari Chaudhary (BJP) and Tamradhwaj Sahu (Congress) are contesting against each other. If we talk about Mahasamund, Tamradhwaj Sahu who has been the state's home minister is the candidate there from Congress. The people of Durg Rural Assembly defeated him in the elections and now he is the candidate from Mahasamund. Mahasamund Lok Sabha has traditionally been a BJP seat and that's why BJP will certainly win Mahasamind Lok Sabha seat, Sao added. Mahasamund is a Lok Sabha parliamentary constituency in Chhattisgarh that covers Saraipali, Basna, Khallari, Mahasamund, Rajim, Bindrawagarh, Kurud and Dhamtari. This year from the Kanker constituency, Bhojraj Nag (BJP) and Biresh Thakur (Congress) are contesting against each other. As far as Kanker is concerned, in the last 5 years the Congress government neglected Bastar, exploited Bastar, and tried to loot Bastar and now that the people of Kanker and Bastar are worried, our government is fighting against Naxalism with full force. Our security forces are working continuously and hence people of Kanker feel that in the coming times, there will be prosperity, peace will prevail and progress will be made, Sao further said. Kanker is a Lok Sabha parliamentary constituency in Chhattisgarh which covers Sihawa, Sanjari Balod, Dondi Lohara, Gunderdehi, Antagarh, Bhanupratappur, Kanker and Keshkal. BJP is going to win the three Lok Sabha seats of the second phase, Rajnandgaon, Mahasamund and Kanke, Sao said with confidence. When asked about Congress leader Rahul Gandhi claiming BJP won't win more than 150 seats in Lok Sabha elections, Sao said, ''There is no need to take Rahul Gandhi's words seriously. He has mastery in telling lies, spreading confusion and spreading rumours. Today, his party people don't take his words seriously. Today, in Chhattisgarh, there is a stampede in the Congress party. Every day Congress leaders are leaving the Congress party and joining the BJP. They can't even manage their party. Today if people have trust in anyone, it's Modi ji and BJP, he added. On Congress leader Sachin Pilot's 'South se Saaf, North se Half' remark Sao stated, ''While making such a statement, if Sachin Pilot had also told the status of his party, where is Congress. He should've also told the plight of the country's oldest political party. Congress is moving towards its end. BJP will form the government for the third time. The slogan of '400 paar' has become the slogan of people and people themselves are coming forward to work for Narendra Modi and it is certain to get more than 400 seats, he added. Deputy Chief Minister Arun Sao further spoke about the political dynamics. Till now, no matter how adverse the circumstances have been in Chhattisgarh, we have been winning 8 to 10 seats since 1996. The last time State assembly elections were held, the Congress party won 68 seats and formed the government and after 3 months when Lok Sabha elections were done, the BJP won 9 Lok Sabha seats out of 11. Now, we have our government in Chhattisgarh. Modi's guarantees have been fulfilled. There is attraction towards Modi and hence BJP will certainly win all 11 Lok Sabha seats, Sao said. The BJP in Chhattisgarh, won 9 seats in the 2019 Lok Sabha, while the Indian National Congress (INC) was limited to only 2 seats. The rest of the seats in the state will vote on April 26 and May 7. The counting of votes will be done on June 4. (ANI)

PM Modi Starts 2-Day Whirlwind Tour of Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh Today

Bhopal: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to make a two-day whirlwind tour of Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh from Tuesday to canvas for BJP for the ongoing general elections. Mr Modi is scheduled to address three public meetings in the equal number of Lok Sabha constituencies in Chhattisgarh during his two-day-tour of the state. He is scheduled to address a public meeting in Shakti under Janjgir-Champa LS constituency and another election rally in Dhamtari under Mahasamund LS constituency in Chhattisgarh on Tuesday. Mr Modi is scheduled to spend the night on April 23 in the Raj Bhavan in Raipur. He is scheduled to address a public meeting at Ambikapur under Surguja Lok Sabha constituency in Chhattisgarh on Wednesday before winding up his two-day-tour of the state. Mr Modi is scheduled to leave for Madhya Pradesh on Wednesday. He is scheduled to address two public meetings and hold a road show in Madhya Pradesh before winding up his days visit to the state on Wednesday night. Mr Modi is scheduled to address an election rally at Bartuma falling under Sagar Lok Sabha seat in Bundelkhand region of Madhya Pradesh on Wednesday. He had laid foundation stone for construction of a majestic Sant Ravidas temple being built at a cost of Rs 100 crore, around six months ago. He is then scheduled to address a public meeting at Abagaon under Harda district, falling under Betul (ST) LS constituency. He would hold a road show in Bhopal on Wednesday evening.

Elderly man tragically killed in elephant attack in Chhattisgarh

Elderly man tragically killed in elephant attack in Chhattisgarh An 80-year-old man was trampled to death by a wild elephant in a village in Chhattisgarh's Raigarh district in the early hours of Saturday, a forest official said. The incident occurred around 5.30 am in the forest near Dhantikra village under the Chhal forest range where the victim, Janakram Sahu, had gone to gather 'mahua' fruits, Dharamjaigarh division forest officer Abhishek Jogawat said. The victim, a resident of Kharra village, was accompanied by another villager, Jaipal Sahu (42), he said. While Jaipal managed to escape, the elephant caught hold of the octogenarian and trampled him to death, he said. Jaipal alerted villagers and authorities about the attack, following which personnel from the forest department and police reached the spot, the official said. An instant relief amount of Rs 25,000 was given to the kin of the deceased man, and the remaining compensation will be disbursed once the necessary formalities are completed, he added. Human-elephant conflicts in the state, particularly in the northern part, have been a cause for concern since the last decade. The menace has spread to some districts in the central region in the last few years. Surguja, Raigarh, Korba, Surajpur, Mahasamund, Dhamtari, Gariaband, Balod, Balrampur and Kanker are some districts facing the menace. According to the forest department, more than 250 people were killed in elephant attacks in the state in the last three years.

BJP will win with massive mandate...: Madhya Pradesh CM Mohan Yadav

BJP will win with massive mandate...: Madhya Pradesh CM Mohan Yadav Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on Saturday said that Bharatiya Janata Party will register a massive victory in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. I am thankful for the fact that people are with the BJP and PM Modi. The BJP will win with a massive mandate, Chief Minister Mohan Yadav told reporters in Kabirdham. The Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister attended a public meeting in Chhattisgarh's Kabirdham on Saturday. Ahead of the Lok Sabha elections in the country, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai said that all that has been promised under Modi's guarantee will be fulfilled. While addressing a public meeting in Dhamtari, Chhattisgarh CM Vishnu Deo Sai said, Even after the elections, all the promises made under Modi's guarantee will be fulfilled. Be it providing gas cylinders for Rs 500 or the other things. Elections in the 11 parliamentary constituencies of Chhattisgarh will take place in three phases on April 19, 26 and May 7. The counting of votes will be done on June 4. The BJP, which has a stronghold in Chhattisgarh, won 9 seats in the 2019 Lok Sabha, while the Indian National Congress (INC) was limited to only 2 seats. In the 2014 election, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won 10 seats, while the INC only managed to win one seat. (ANI)

Elephant kills elderly man in Chhattisgarh's Balrampur district

Balrampur, Mar 26 (PTI) A 65-year-old man was trampled to death by a wild elephant in Chhattisgarh's Balrampur district, a forest official said on Tuesday. Ramsurat God was attacked by the jumbo on Monday night near Hadhi Mahan river under Rajpur forest range when he was returning to his village after celebrating Holi at a relative's place, he said. God, a resident of Markadad village, had gone to his relatives' place in nearby Narsinghpur village on foot. On his way back, forest personnel cautioned the man, who was inebriated, not to venture into the forest citing the presence of a tusker, he said. However, God entered the forest and came face to face with a tusker. On finding his body on Tuesday morning, forest personnel informed his family members, the official said. The kin of the deceased have been provided with an immediate relief amount of Rs 25,000 while the remaining compensation will be released after completing necessary formalities. Forest personnel have been deployed to keep a tab on the movement of elephants, he added. Human-elephant conflicts in the state, particularly in the northern part, had been a major cause for concern for the last decade. The districts facing the menace mainly are Surguja, Raigarh, Korba, Surajpur, Mahasamund, Dhamtari, Gariaband, Balod, Balrampur and Kanker. According to the forest department, more than 240 people were killed in elephant attacks in the state in the last three years. PTI COR TKP MVG NR

Chhattisgarh's Bipolar battle in three-phase tight contest

RAIPUR: Chhattisgarh, where assembly polls were held in November last year, is set to see a bipolar contest between the ruling BJP and the Congress across the 11 Lok Sabha seats. Maoists threat apparently led the Election Commission to hold elections in three phases in Chhattisgarh. The polling in the Maoist-hit restive Bastar will be held in the first phase on April 19. Voting in the second phase on April 26 will cover Kanker, Rajnandgaon (adjoining Maharashtras Gadchiroli having strong presence of Maoists) and Mahasamund (sharing borders with Odisha and districts of Dhamtari, Gariyaband where Maoists movements were reported). Third phase polling on May 7 will cover the remaining constituencies of central and north Chhattisgarh Sarguja, Raipur, Bilaspur, Raigarh, Korba, Janjgir, and Durg. To conduct polls in the sensitive and hypersensitive areas, elaborate security managements will be put in place, officials said. In recent months Maoists have stepped up their attacks to create terror in south Bastar and targeted BJP leaders. According to police, two dozen people including four BJP leaders and at least 12 security personnel were killed by Maoists in Bastar zone since November last year. Since 1998 the BJP has won 10 of the eleven seats barring the 2019 elections when it bagged nine constituencies and two went to the Congress. The BJP back in power in the state has taken a lead to launch Vijay Sankalp Shankhnad Rally by union home minister Amit Shah and declared candidates for all 11 seats. The Congress has so far announced six names, including former CM Bhupesh Baghel. However, it remains to be seen how the BJP that keeps its campaign alive on Modi Ki Guarantee slogan is able to retain the trust of masses. Maoists step up attacks in Bastar, targets BJP Recently, Maoists have stepped up their attacks to create terror in south Bastar and targeted BJP leaders. According to police, two dozen people including four BJP leaders and at least 12 security personnel were killed by Maoists in Bastar since November 2023