The no-confidence motion moved by the Opposition BJP against the Congress Government in Chhattisgarh, where polls are due next year, was defeated by voice vote in the State Assembly on Thursday.
The House witnessed a stormy debate over the no-confidence motion as the Opposition members targetted the Congress Government over its “infighting”, Income Tax raids in the State, alleged corruption cases and non-fulfilment of its poll promises.
The treasury benches rejected the charges, claiming the opposition failed to come up with any concrete issues.
The BJP on Wednesday presented an 84-point "charge-sheet" against the state government during the 13-hour debate on the motion, which was defeated by voice vote after midnight around 1.15 am. Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel termed the opposition's charges as false and said his government makes welfare schemes "keeping an individual at the centre".
Baghel said his government has worked in this direction to make the state free of malnutrition and provide quality education, health facilities and employment opportunities in the last three-and-half years.
Replying to the discussions, the chief minister hit out at the BJP, accusing it of indulging in vendetta politics.
“I respect central (investigating) agencies, but what if they work with a biased approach? In the National Herald case, your (BJP) intention is just to harass (Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi)," he said.
Why the Enforcement Directorate (ED) did not take action in the civil supply scam (unearthed during previous BJP government in Chhattisgarh led by Raman Singh) despite it having registered a case in this connection? the CM asked. "Over Rs 5,000 crore of the people of Chhattisgarh was looted by chit fund companies during the previous government. Why didn't the ED probe it considering it a case of money laundering. I have written to the prime minister and finance minister seeking action in the chit fund case,” he said.
The Chhattisgarh government does not do politics of revenge, he said.