Assam Chief
Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, responding to the Enforcement Directorate’s claim
that Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel was paid ₹ 508 crore by
promoters of Mahadev App, said he wondered how someone could use Lord Mahadev’s
name to “loot money”.
“No one can even
think that someone would use Mahadev’s name to loot money. You could use any
name ‘Zinto’ or ‘Minto’. But you used Mahadev’s name and looted not one or
two but ₹ 508 crore,” the BJP leader said
in Chhattisgarh’s Bilaspur on the last day of campaigning for the first
phase polling scheduled to be held in the State on November 7.
Assam CM Dr Himanta said Devi
Kamakhya, who is a form of Devi Parvati, is weeping.
“Maa Kamakhya is a
form of Maa Parvati, Sati, Maha Kali… Maa Parvati is also the wife of
Mahadev. Today, Maa Kamakhya is crying when the news of Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh
Baghel looting money in the name of Mahadev came out,” said the Chief Minister.
The Chhattisgarh
Chief Minister will not be able to “consume” the “poison” that he has created
and it will eventually be the reason for his “farewell from politics”, he said.
“Mahadev used to
do ‘Vishpaan’ to protect the world but you (Baghel) would not be able to
consume this poison you have created. This is going to be the reason for your
farewell from politics…,” said the Assam Chief Minister.
The Assam Chief
Minister said Baghel will surely be the “government’s guest” in the coming
days since he has “looted ₹ 508 crore”.
“Bhupesh Baghel
says he will become the CM again…I have no doubt that you are definitely
going to become the government’s guest since you looted ₹ 508 crore,” Said Dr Himanta.
On Friday, the
Enforcement Directorate said about ₹ 508 crore has been paid by the promoters
of Mahadev App to Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel.
Elections will be
held for Chhattisgarh’s 90-member Assembly in two phases, November 7 and 17.
The counting of votes will be held on December 3, along with those of four
other poll-bound States.
PTI
