Sukma. District Congress Committee has called for Sukma Bandh on January 16 in protest against the arrest of former Excise Minister and Konta MLA Kawasi Lakhma in the liquor scam case. Sukma District Congress Committee has informed the Sub-Divisional Officer about this.There is anger in Congress after the arrest of Kawasi Lakhma. Bastar District Congress Committee burnt the effigy of BJP and ED and also raised slogans. Regarding the arrest of Kawasi Lakhma, Congress leaders said that BJP wants to scare Congress through ED. Lakhma is a 6-time MLA from Konta. There are upcoming urban and panchayat elections. In such a situation, BJP wants to win in the stronghold of Congress by adopting many types of tactics. BJP wants to rule the country on the strength of ED and CBI. It is trying to completely destroy democracy.
Action taken in a spirit of revenge: Bhupesh Baghel
Former Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel has attacked the BJP government. Baghel has tweeted that the action has been taken out of a spirit of revenge. At the behest of its masters sitting in the central government, the ED is conspiring to defame Congress leaders. The entire Congress party stands with Kawasi Lakhma.
Credibility of central agencies is lost: TS Singhdev
Former Deputy Chief Minister TS Singhdeo tweeted, Lakhma’s arrest is another example of BJP’s notorious malicious politics. BJP’s dirty game of trapping opposition leaders and forcibly pressurizing them has destroyed the country’s faith in the impartiality and capability of government institutions and investigative agencies. In this time of struggle, we all stand with our colleague, Congress leader Kawasi Lakhma.
