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Speaking at a public rally in poll bound Madhya Pradesh, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Saturday said his party sent back Britishers and that the recent raids by central agencies in Chhattisgarh can’t demoralise its workers.
Kharge was addressing a public meeting at Katangi town in Balaghat district of MP, which goes to polls on November 17.
Kharge was referring to the Enforcement Directorate’s allegations that CM Bhupesh Baghel, had received kickbacks to the tune of Rs 508 crore from the promoters of Mahadev app, an online betting platform. The ED has claimed that “high-ranking officials connected with the CMO (Chief Minister’s Office)” in Chhattisgarh received kickbacks to allow the illegal gaming app to run its operations in the state.
Kharge stated that both Modi and Shah want to win elections through the ED and Income Tax, suppressing Congress workers.
“I was in Chhattisgarh yesterday (Friday) and the force of Modi (Prime Minister Narendra Modi) and Shah (Union home minister Amit Shah) was also there. Through ED, CBI and I-T raids they want to terrorise our party workers so that they sit in their homes,” he said.
Kharge said that the government was under the impression this would deter Congress workers, but it won’t happen.
“They think Congress workers will sit at home and get demoralised due to these raids, but it won’t happen. The Congress is certainly going to win in Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh,” he said.
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Kharge said the Congress had fought the Britishers, sent them back and ensured India’s independence under Mahatma Gandhi’s leadership.
“What is Modi for the Congress that fought against the British government? We chased away the Britishers…Jawaharlal Nehru strengthened the democracy. Baba Saheb Bhim Rao Ambedkar made a law to strengthen the poor. We are not going to be scared of Modi, Shah and their disciples,” he said, adding that the Congress was getting stronger day by day.
Dubbing Modi “jhoothon ka sardar” (leader of liars), the Congress president said that instead of working, he was hurling abuses at the Congress and the Gandhi family.
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