'Amit Shah called me, then there was a raid': Cong's Bhupesh Baghel levels big charge

NEW DELHI: Congress leader and erstwhile Chhattisgarh main curate Bhupesh Baghel connected Thursday alleged that Union location curate Amit Shah had contacted him regarding cases against him with intentions of convincing him to articulation BJP. Responding to questions astir his claims that helium had received an connection to articulation the BJP, Baghel said the ruling enactment uses investigative agencies against absorption leaders and past seeks to politically benefit.“BJP ever puts allegations and files FIR against radical from the Opposition. ED and IT are weapons of the BJP, and erstwhile idiosyncratic gets trapped successful this, the BJP calls them and says that they person a washing instrumentality successful which they tin travel retired clean,” Baghel said.

He went connected to springiness references of Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma, precocious erstwhile Maharashtra lawman CM Ajit Pawar, and erstwhile Union curate Narayan Rane.

He further claimed, “Amit Shah called maine and asked astir the cases against me. I said it was a pleasure, I'm successful absorption and it is my work to knock the government, adjacent aft that you’re consenting to assistance me. He did not straight accidental that I should articulation the BJP. Soon aft that, determination was a raid conducted connected me.

Then, I realised what helium wanted to say.”Baghel asserted, “There is nary question of joining the BJP.”Referring to allegations raised during elections implicit the Mahadev app betting case, helium added, “During elections, Modi ji had levelled allegations regarding the Mahadev app. But bets are being placed adjacent today. Who is taking the extortion wealth - is it PM Modi oregon Vishnu Deo Sai?...”The BJP has antecedently denied Opposition allegations that cardinal agencies are misused for governmental purposes.