Chhattisgarh government appears in turmoil amid speculation of a rift between CM Baghel and party leader TS Singh Deo over chief ministership. Both leaders in talks with party high command.
During his visit to Delhi, the Chhattisgarh CM met Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and other senior party leaders over his power tussle with state health minister T S Singh Deo.
Singh Deo & Baghel have been at loggerheads, with Deo claiming that the leadership at the time of the election victory in 2018 had proposed a rotation of the CM's post after 2.5 yrs.
Chhattisgarh Congress has been thrown into turmoil over an informal deal in which Baghel was to serve as CM for two-and-a-half years following which Singhdeo would take over.
In its 2018 election manifesto, Congress said if voted to power in Chhattisgarh, it will frame a policy to resolve Naxal menace. Now it claims it is not getting Modi govt's support.
There was a massive uproar after the video of Surajpur DC Ranbir Sharma slapping a youth went viral on social media. Action came as CM Baghel personally intervened and even apologised.
A Congress leader who used to call security forces 'evil' told an officer involved in the Chhattisgarh police operation that killed three adivasis in Silger 'not to be deterred by deaths'.
Countering insurgency needs the Pakistan Army to demonstrate a political will that ties leaders at the centre with those in the borderlands. But it may not have the imagination.
Centre for Science and Environment in new report makes case for rationalising GST on waste material, saying most informal operators can’t afford high tax & it also hinders recycling.
21st edition of annual joint military exercise will be held from 1 to 16 September, aimed at sharing military tech, operational best practices & disaster relief coordination methods.
Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.
COMMENTS