Bhopal: “BJP’s Bhopal candidate Pragya Thakur is a habitual offender,” said chief minister of Chhattisgarh Bhupesh Baghel , while talking to media persons, here on Sunday. He also raised several issues against the Sadhvi. The Chattishgarh CM said that Pragya’s brother lives in Chhattisgarh and the Sadhvi used to roam on motorcycle, wearing jeans and T-shirts. She was arrested for knife atatck, “But now she dons saffron robes”. He also said both Modi and Shah had decided to field her as candidate but when she gave statement against Hemant Karkare, the duo stated, “It’s her own statement and the party does not support her stand.” He further said that the BJP was contesting election in the name of Modi while Modi’s electioneering is based on Army”.
He also stated that “This election is a contest between Modi and people. Modi is the PM, who gave record number of false statements in his tenure”. Talking about Chhattisgarh, he claimed “It’s a trend in the state that whichever party wins assembly elections also wins Lok Sabha election. So, we are going to win all 11 seats”. He also raised the question on the Jhirim Ghati massacre, “The NIA conducted investigation but they found nothing. We asked the report and also permission to conduct the inquiry into the matter and till date the NIA had not responded. It means something is there”. Talking about Naxal problem in the state, he said: “When the state was formed, there were four blocks of the state hit by naxals. But in the last 15 years, their influence covered 14 districts”. He also claimed that ‘One of the fund raisers for the Naxals was arrested and he is having good relation with the BJP leaders and even the MP visited his home. The BJP and RSS supports the Naxals”. The BJP reacted sharply to Baghel’s remarks, dubbing them as