The controversy broke late on Friday after the Enforcement Directorate (ED) said that an email statement from a suspect in the alleged Mahadev betting app scam revealed that promoters of the operation paid bribes worth ₹508 crore to Baghel, and that cash worth ₹5.39 crore seized by them on Thursday from a hotel in Raipur was being delivered for the Congress party's poll expenditure.
"The Congress government in Chhattisgarh has not spared any chance to loot you. They have not even spared the name of Mahadev.
Just two days ago, a major action was taken in Raipur and a huge pile of cash was recovered. People are saying that this is the money belonging to sattebaj (those involved in betting) and they have collected it by looting the poor and youth of Chhattisgarh...." Modi said at an election rally in Durg.
In the media, it is being published that the money is linked to him, the PM said, in what appeared to be a veiled reference to Baghel. "The Congress government and the chief minister should tell the people of Chhattisgarh what link they have with the accused in this scam sitting in Dubai," Modi added.
Chhattisgarh goes to the polls in two phases beginning November 7. The Congress is attempting to stave off a challenge from the BJP.
In a press conference in Delhi, Union minister Smriti Irani alleged that this money had come through hawala channels from Dubai after looting the poor.
Denne historien er fra November 05, 2023-utgaven av Hindustan Times.
Start din 7-dagers gratis prøveperiode på Magzter GOLD for å få tilgang til tusenvis av utvalgte premiumhistorier og 9000+ magasiner og aviser.
Allerede abonnent ? Logg på
Denne historien er fra November 05, 2023-utgaven av Hindustan Times.
Start din 7-dagers gratis prøveperiode på Magzter GOLD for å få tilgang til tusenvis av utvalgte premiumhistorier og 9000+ magasiner og aviser.
Allerede abonnent? Logg på
Kohli and dance of love and hate in Australia
They booed him. Then they cheered him. Then they cheered because he asked them to.
Urban slump hits FMCG firms
Despite some pockets of resilience in rural markets and price hikes to combat inflation, India's consumer goods companies faced a challenging third quarter.
Five-year plans back at Niti Aayog to cut emissions
Five-year plans that made an unceremonious exit nearly a decade ago are making a quiet comeback, this time to handhold India's decarbonization journey.
Doc raped by colleague in abandoned MP hostel
INCIDENT TOOK PLACE ON SUNDAY IN THE HOSTEL ON THE PREMISES OF A MEDICAL COLLEGE AND THE ACCUSED WAS ARRESTED SOON AFTER: COPS
KTR refuses to appear before ACB without lawyers in Formula E case
Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) working president and legislator KT Rama Rao on Monday refused to appear without his lawyers before the Telangana Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) for questioning in connection with the alleged financial irregularities in the conduct of Formula-E racing in Hyderabad during the previous regime.
PM2.5 in '24 was at 3-year high: Study
Delhi in 2024 recorded a three-year high in terms of annual PM2.5 (particulate matter having a diameter of 2.5 microns or less) concentration, clocking a reading of 104.7 micrograms per cubic metre (μg/ m3) last year compared to 106.4µg/m3 in 2021, according to an analysis by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) released on Monday.
Old ailment, known pathogen: A warning against HMPV panic
For everyone holding their breath over fears of HMPV, here's a quick summary: it's an old ailment, caused by a known pathogen, and many people are likely to have been exposed to the virus by the time they are five years old.
TN GUV WALKS OUT OF STATE ASSEMBLY OVER ANTHEM ROW
Tamil Nadu governor RN Ravi on Monday walked out of Tamil Nadu assembly without reading his customary address for the second consecutive year, opposing what he described as disrespect to the national anthem and triggering a political controversy.
Dhruv light chopper fleet grounded again after Gujarat accident brings back concerns
The Indian Coast Guard has temporarily grounded its fleet of locally made Dhruv advanced light helicopters (ALH) for a safety inspection after one crashed at Porbandar in Gujarat on Sunday, killing two pilots and a diver who were on a routine training sortie, officials aware of the matter said on Monday.
CM says 9 workers trapped in inundated Assam coal mine
At least nine workers were trapped inside a coal mine in a remote area of Dima Hasao district of Assam after the mine was reportedly flooded with underground water, chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Monday.
