Bhupesh Baghel, president of Chhattisgarh Pradesh Congress Committee on Monday said that people of Chhattisgarh have rejected the BJP Government in the State. He was addressing a Press conference here at Congress Bhawan here.
The CGPCC Chief said that Chief Minister Raman Singh had extensively conducted campaigns for the urban body elections. While, taking responsibility of the defeat in the polls, he should hand over his resignation, Baghel said.
Reacting over BJP’s call for ‘Congress free State’, he said that voters have given the answer to the call. Over losing of Mayoral election in Dhamtari and Durg district where Congress’s senior party leaders have a stronghold, Baghel said that the poll results would be reviewed.
Former ClP leader Ravindra Choubey who was also present in the Press conference stated that party suffered due to rebellion and pointed out that that Congress corporators have been elected in large numbers in Durg.
Baghel dodged the question of Congress debacle in Patan Nagar Panchayat, which falls in his legislative constituency and said that winning over Kumhari Municipal Council is an achievement. Baghel expressed confidence that Congress would repeat similar performance in upcoming Panchayat polls in the State.
Over non-participation of former Chief Minister Ajit Jogi in poll campaigning, he said that he views such incidents positively. He gave the credit of party’s win to Congress workers for their struggle on people-centric issues like ration card cancellation and limited paddy procurement. Baghel also lauded the party manifesto which was accepted wholeheartedly by the voters.
Regarding victory of a transgender in Raigarh Mayor, he said that is voter’s resentment against incumbent BJP rule and added that such results had been noticed in Madhya Pradesh as well.