Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Tuesday said Dr Khoobchand Baghel was a thinker and futurist as he ignited self-respect and promoted Chhattisgarhi culture.
He was the foremost among all leaders from the state to promote the food habits, lifestyle, language and dialects of Chhattisgarh.
The Chief Minister was addressing Dr Khoobchand Baghel’s birth anniversary celebrations at Commercial premises, Phool Chowk, Raipur. The Chief Minister offered floral tributes.
Baghel said Dr Khoobchand struggled all his life for the rights and development of the farmers and tribal people.
As a visionary, he promoted the culture, cuisine, language and dialects within the Chhattisgarh region even when the state was not formed.
He was a freedom fighter, actor, farmer, physician and a politician who served as an MLA, MP, opposition leader and Parliamentary Secretary.
His wife and mother were also in jail during the freedom struggle, said the Chief Minister.
He was the first to raise the demand for statehood for Chhattisgarh.