Apart from 17 MLAs of Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel camp, a minister and two MLAs reached Delhi on Thursday night with letters of support of 57 MLAs.
CM Baghel on Thursday sought to curtail the visit of a group of Congress MLAs to Delhi, saying the visit should not be viewed through a political lens as talks of a possible change in leadership were going on in the state. Baghel also termed senior Congress leader Kapil Sibal’s remarks questioning the functioning of the party as unfortunate.
Earlier, when asked about his visit, Baghel said, “Tell me one thing, MLAs cannot go anywhere. Not every move should be taken as political. Anyone can go anywhere. Even you (media people) go out with your friends and that doesn’t mean every time there is a purpose to get news. Similarly, if someone has gone to (Delhi), he should not be seen through a political lens.
MLA Brihaspat Singh said that the MLAs are in Delhi as they want to meet AICC in-charge Chhattisgarh PL Punia so that Rahul Gandhi should extend the duration of his proposed tour of the state so that all MLAs get its benefits. Ramanujganj seat of the state.
“The situation in Chhattisgarh is not like that of Punjab. Our party has 70 MLAs (in the 90-member state assembly), out of which 60 MLAs had told everything to Punia ji and the high command last time.
“The high command gave a chief minister from the OBC community with 54 per cent OBCs in the state. The high command gives examples of policies of the Chhattisgarh government during elections in other states, so there is no such question (of change of leadership).”
As far as the people of BJP are concerned, if they think they can topple the government by misleading the “Maharaja of Surguja” (in reference to TS Singhdeo) as he did in Madhya Pradesh by the “Gwalior Maharaja” (of Jyotiraditya Scindia). a reference). , they will not succeed, Singh said.
“Our Maharaja of Surguja is very intelligent, very knowledgeable and he himself has said that he will never leave the party. So there is no possibility and under the leadership of Bhupesh Baghel, the government along with TS Singhdeo will continue to work for the development of the state.
“Baghel is doing a very good job and we will work under his leadership for five years and will contest elections in future under his leadership with the blessings of Rahul Gandhi,” he said.
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