In a sarcastic post on social media platform X, Baghel thanked PM Modi and home minister Amit Shah for honouring him with this ‘priceless gift’ on his birthday
In what is being seen as political vendetta, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday, 23 August, conducted a search at the residence of Vinod Verma, who serves as political advisor to Chhattisgarh chief minister Bhupesh Baghel.
Reacting to the news, Baghel wrote a sarcastic post on social media platform X, thanking Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union home minister Amit Shah for the ‘priceless gift’ on his birthday.
आदरणीय प्रधानमंत्री जी एवं श्री अमित शाह जी!
मेरे जन्मदिन के दिन आज आपने मेरे राजनीतिक सलाहकार एवं मेरे OSD सहित करीबियों के यहाँ ED भेजकर जो अमूल्य तोहफा दिया है, इसके लिए बहुत आभार.
— Bhupesh Baghel (@bhupeshbaghel) August 23, 2023
“Respected Prime Minister and Amit Shah! Thank you very much for the priceless gift you have given me on my birthday by sending ED to my political advisor, my (Officer on Special Duty) and my close friends’ homes,” Baghel wrote.
As per reports from news agency PTI, the ED has been investigating cases in Chhattisgarh pertaining to an alleged coal scam, liquor scam and an online betting application. Citing sources, PTI said that the ED has been conducting raids for the last two days in Raipur and Durg.
“Trying to tarnish CM Bhupesh Baghel’s birthday with ED raids only exposes BJP’s fear of Congress’s growing popularity in Chhattisgarh.
“No matter how hard Narendra Modi and Amit Shah try, the politics of hatred by the BJP will not work in Chhattisgarh,” said Deepak Khatri, NSUI (National Students’ Union of India) activist on X.
Trying to tarnish CM Bhupesh Baghel Ji's birthday with ED raids only exposes BJP's fear of Congress's growing popularity in Chhattisgarh
No matter how hard Narendra Modi and Amit Shah try, the politics of hatred by the BJP will not work in Chhattisgarh#मोदी_जवाब_दो pic.twitter.com/HaYdniJ9bw
— Deepak Khatri (@Deepakkhatri812) August 23, 2023
source: NH
