Raipur: Chhattisgarh chief minister Bhupesh Baghel on Monday slammed the BJP leaders over their 'gauthan' (cowshed) visits and asked them to refrain from doing cow-politics.
"These are people who travel in luxury cars with foreign breed dogs. Now, when elections have come, they are going to 'gauthans'. What will they understand about cattle. Don't do politics with cows," Baghel said prior to his tour of Korba's Rampur assembly at Raipur helipad.
According to Baghel, the BJP leaders do not know the difference between 'gauthan' and 'gaushala'. "Going to gauthan is a good thing. But, BJP should understand the importance of gauthan. BJP leaders do not understand the difference between gauthan and gaushala," he said.
Hitting out at the BJP, Baghel said that the Opposition leaders were visiting 'gauthans' and claiming that there were no cattles. It should be known that during summer, cattle graze outside and are brought to the shelters only in the evening, he said. "You (BJP) went to a 'gaushala' and said there was a scam of Rs 13 crores. They themselves have prepared the script of the scam and now were reading it after going to 'gauthan', he added.
Responding to Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape touching Prime Minister Narendra Modi's feet, Baghel raised questions on the diplomatic benefit of the PM's visits. "It is a courtesy to touch feet, hug, take autographs. What benefit did the country get from this? It should be answered," he said.
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Baghel termed health minister TM Singhdeo's skydiving video as a courageous move. "People travel by road, rail or walk. After that, they travel by air. People opt for paragliding or ride by helicopter or aeroplane. But, to go for sky diving at this age and jump from thousands of feet above needs a lot of courage," he said.
During his visit to Korba, Baghel participated in a programme to meet and interact with voters. In view of the upcoming assembly elections, the chief minister is constantly meeting the public and trying to address their issues.
