Chhattisgarh Health Minister Withdraws From Allegations By MP from Aggressor Party | Latest India News

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Differences within the ruling congressional party were clearly visible in Chhattisgarh on Tuesday, with Health Minister TS Singh Deo stepping out of the state assembly demanding clarification from his own government on allegations that the minister’s relative was allegedly involved in an alleged attack on congressional lawmaker Brihaspat Singh on Sunday.

I do not find myself worthy of being a part of this Assembly session until the government orders an investigation or issues a statement, Singh Deo said.

He was not satisfied with Home Secretary Tamradhwaj Sahus’ brief statement regarding the alleged road rage incident involving MP Brihaspat Singh’s convoy on July 24.

The opposition Bharatiya Janata (BJP) party opposed the minister’s statement, saying it made no reference to the allegations made by MP Singh against his party colleague and Minister Singh Deo.

Assembly Speaker Charan Das Mahant said, having received no complaints from either the MP or the health minister, he was unable to force the interior minister to speak out. On the question.

Amid the ensuing chaos in the assembly over the sensational allegations, Singh Deo stood up and said: Yesterday the Chief Minister called us to his room and a discussion (about the alleged loophole) took place. took place … Even after that, such a limited statement (from the Home Secretary) came before the House.

I do not think I will be able to attend the House until the government presents a clear answer on the matter, he said and left the assembly premises, refusing to make any statement to the media.

On Sunday, MP Brihaspat Singh said his convoy was attacked at the request of TS Singh Deo in Surguja district. Singh, the deputy for Ramanujan headquarters, said three people, including a relative of the minister, attacked his vehicle. Singh Deo denied the allegations and said he asked the police to take strict action against the accused.

Singh then alleged that he was attacked because he praised Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel and said he would continue to be the chief minister of the state, which he said was not well received by Singh Deo, an alleged candidate for the post.

When Congress came to power in the state in December 2018, Baghel and two of his cabinet colleagues, TS Singh Deo and Tamradhwaj Sahu, were seen as the top contenders for the CM position. Since then, speculation raged that a consensus had been established for the top post based on a two-and-a-half-year power-sharing formula between Baghel and Singh. While Singh Deo declined to comment on the ration issue saying he cannot speak to what was discussed behind closed doors, Baghel recently ruled out such a possibility.

On Monday, the BJP asked the House to take cognizance of the matter and order an investigation. Opposition leader Dharamlal Kaushik said such allegations had never been made by a lawmaker in the history of the state.

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