Express News Service
RAIPUR: “Save the Date” — the message by the Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on his Twitter deal with — apparently refers to an uncommon pledge as he makes an attempt to realize the belief of voters forward of the Khairagarh Assembly bypoll. The CM has promised a brand new district supplied the constituency elects a Congress candidate as their legislator on April 12, the day of polling.
“On April 16, 2022 Khairagarh will get Congress MLA. On April 17 Khairagarh-Chuikhadan-Gandai will become a (new) district,” Baghel tweeted. The counting of votes will happen on April 16
The promise on creating a brand new district is among the many 29 different pledges the Congress has cited in its “Ghoshna Patra” (get together’s ballot declaration).
The opposition BJP has accused the CM of making an attempt to strike a “deal” with voters. “Why the creation of a new district conditional on result? So, if the Congress loses, then Khairagarh will not become a district? Bhupesh Baghel should announce now to make every Assembly constituency in the state as a district ahead of next year’s Vidhan Sabha elections,” quipped Vishnu Deo Sai, state BJP president.
“The decision is the appreciation of the people’s aspirations,” the CM countered whereas addressing a rally.
Khairagarh seat in Rajnandgaon district fell vacant following the demise of the sitting JCC (J) MLA Devvrat Singh, scion of the erstwhile royal household of Khairagarh, in November final 12 months. The regional political outfit JCC (J) was floated by late ex-CM Ajit Jogi in 2016.
The JCC (J) faces an enormous problem to retain the seat which is about to witness a bipolar contest between the ruling Congress and the opposition BJP.
The ballot battle in Khairagarh is seen as a proxy contest of Chhattisgarh’s two high leaders CM Baghel and former CM Raman Singh.
Baghel is main the Congress marketing campaign in Khairagarh space of Rajnandgaon district, which is cited because the stronghold of Raman Singh.
Congress leaders and employees whereas eulogising the event claimed by the Baghel authorities are additionally propagating the get together’s promise on creation of a brand new district.
The Congress has fielded OBC girl Yoshoda Verma, the get together’s Khairagarh block committee chief. The BJP candidate Komal Jangle, who can also be the nationwide working committee member of OBC Morcha, had earlier received the seat twice however misplaced the 2018 Assembly election by a margin of 870 votes.
