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Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma files Rs 500 crore defamation lawsuit against Bhupesh Baghel, Gaurav Gogoi, and Jitendra Singh

OpIndia Staff - 10 February, 2026

Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma informed on Tuesday, February 10, that he has filed a Rs 500 crore defamation lawsuit against Congress leaders Jitendra Singh, Bhupesh Baghel and Gaurav Gogoi for making false, malicious and defamatory allegations against him through a press conference.

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Chhattisgarh liquor scam: Son of former Congress CM Bhupesh Baghel received kickbacks of ₹250 cr, reveals chargesheet

OpIndia Staff - 23 December, 2025

On 18th July, Chaitanya was taken into custody by the Enforcement Directorate amid a search of his residence over Chhattisgarh Liquor Scam.

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Chhattisgarh Liquor Scam: Former Deputy Secretary in CMO during the Congress government of CM Bhupesh Baghel arrested

OpIndia Staff - 17 December, 2025

The scam took place under the Bhupesh Baghel-led government and cost the state exchequer more than 2,500 crore.

Chhattisgarh ACB-EOW chargesheets Bhupesh Baghel’s former Deputy Chief Secretary Soumya Chaurasia for amassing ₹47 crore in assets

OpIndia Staff - 15 October, 2025

After the BJP came to power in Chhattisgarh, the ACB-EOW booked her in three different cases: the coal levy case, the misuse of District Mineral Foundation (DMF) funds, and the disproportionate assets case.

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Chhattisgarh liquor scam: ED raids residence of former CM Bhupesh Baghel’s son Chaitanya Baghel and others

OpIndia Staff - 10 March, 2025

Ex-CM of Chhattisgarh Bhupesh Baghel has denied the allegations in the liquor scam, calling them politically motivated.

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Congress leader Bhupesh Baghel spreads dangerous fake news about ‘mismatch in EVMs’, CEC Chhattisgarh fact checks. Here is all you need to know

OpIndia Staff - 4 June, 2024

After former Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel alleged that the numbers of many Electronic Voting Machines in his constituency, Rajnandgaon, have changed, the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of the state clarified in a series of posts on 'X' that the "mismatch" in EVMs number shared with Baghel is not based on facts.

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Congress once again shields India’s enemies, insinuates recent Naxal encounter was fake: How it has been batting for Left-wing terrorists

Shraddha Pandey - 17 April, 2024

Congress party has a history of genuflecting before the Naxalites to whitewash their crimes. Desperate after defeat in the last state assembly elections, Congress is sympathising with even Naxal terrorists to garner some votes.

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