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A senior BJP leader's phone was snatched in Raipur during a morning walk, sparking a political row over law and order. Police swiftly apprehended a 19-year-old suspect and recovered the device within eight hours. The incident drew criticism from the Congress, which questioned the effectiveness of the city's police commissionerate system amidst rising crime rates.

The chhattisgarh congress issued show cause notices to a veteran tribal leader and former Union minister Arvind Netam and state general secretary (organisation) Amarjeet Chawla asking why disciplinary action should not be taken against them for alleged anti-party activities.

Five-day padyatra of chhattisgarh congress, demanding CBI probe into botched sterilization case, which claimed 13 lives, commenced on Saturday. The padyatra commenced from Pendari Village, the site of ill-fated Takhatpaur health camp, where 83 women were sterilized on November 8.

chhattisgarh congress has passed a resolution on Thursday condemning Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) leader and Union Minister Giriraj Singh’s controversial remarks against party president Sonia Gandhi.

chhattisgarh congress on Wednesday expelled former chief minister Ajit Jogi's son Amit for six years for his alleged involvement in the fixing of a by-poll and facilitating the victory of the BJP. The state Congress committee also sent its recommendation to the Congress high command that Ajit Jogi too should also be expelled.

chhattisgarh congress has demanded that the judicial commission's report on Meena Khalkho's alleged fake encounter case be tabled in state Assembly during monsoon session.

chhattisgarh congress-sponsored statewide bandh on Wednesday against the ‘rape’ of a dozen young tribal girls at a hostel in Kanker district evoked good response.

chhattisgarh congress on Saturday demanded the removal of state intelligence chief, ADG Mukesh Gupta, and ADG Naxal Operations, RK Vij, for their alleged attempts to “cover up” the BJP government’s “conspiracy” behind the Naxals’ massacre of Congress leaders at Jhiram Ghati on May 25.

There are loud murmurs in chhattisgarh congress after senior minister T S Singhdeo’s statements on promises made by the state government. One of his cabinet colleagues pointed out on Wednesday that a manifesto is for five years.

chhattisgarh congress has strongly opposed the state government's decision to reconstruct the controversial skywalk in Raipur. Citing public demand, the opposition party suggests constructing a flyover instead to address the city's growing traffic congestion.

Not content with keeping a watch on buildings housing EVMs, chhattisgarh congress demanded 'jammers' be installed in strongrooms, claiming it has "inputs" that hackers may be at work to alter vote data stored in them.

chhattisgarh congress has taken strong exception to the decision of former chief minister and senior party leader Ajit Jogi of not campaigning for party candidates in the civic elections in state.

chhattisgarh congress on Tuesday began the initial process of selecting candidates for the forthcoming assembly polls in the state, with the PCC directing the block and district committees to forward names of five deserving party workers within a week.

chhattisgarh congress has issued a showcause notice its tribal legislator Brihaspati Singh for his public statement that senior leader and health minister TS Singhdeo could “eliminate him and 4-5 other legislators for grabbing power”.

Chhattisgarh deputy chief minister T S Singhdeo has expressed concerns about the limited time given by the Election Commission of India for the first phase of assembly election preparations. The state is set to hold the first phase of elections on November 7, which falls during the festive season of Dussehra, Diwali, and Chhath Puja.

The chhattisgarh congress has suspended party leader and Bilaspur mayor Ramsharan Yadav for alleged anti-party activities. An audio clip surfaced on social media, suggesting that Congress tickets were sold for up to Rs 4 crore. Yadav was issued a showcause notice but his response was deemed unsatisfactory, leading to his suspension. Former Congress legislator Arun Tiwari, who is now contesting as an Independent, released the audio clip, claiming that senior leaders received money for tickets. Yadav denied the allegations, stating that he never had a conversation about ticket distribution with Tiwari.

chhattisgarh congress accuses the BJP government of exploiting Bastar's resources by leasing iron ore mines to private industrialists like ArcelorMittal and Rungta Steel.

Days before Congress’ 85th plenary session to be held in Raipur, an apparent infighting in Chhattisgarh’s ruling Congress came to the fore with missing photos of party's state unit chief Mohan Markam on the hoardings and posters erected in the city despite him being the chairperson of the reception committee.

Condemning the deaths caused in elephant attack in the Surguja district, chhattisgarh congress president Deepak Baij has demanded from the BJP government to pay Rs 50 lakh compensation to the kin of deceased stating that it’s because of tree-felling exercise going on in Hasdeo forest regions that wild animals get aggressive and attack people. Raising the issue of human-elephant conflict in Chhattisgarh’s Surguja district where a a man Shivcharan, 40, from Pahadi Korwa community was killed in elephant attack, Deepak Baij said that the responsibility of those answerable for the incident should be fixed.

Fissures are evident in the chhattisgarh congress, ahead of the polls, with former chief minister Ajit Jogi not being invited for the two-day meeting of senior party office bearers that concluded here on Tuesday.

Union Minister Anurag Singh Thakur accused Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel of not contributing the state's share to the Pradhan Mantri Aawas Yojana, depriving 18 lakh poor people of houses. Thakur also highlighted various scams that occurred during the Congress regime, including the PSC recruitment scam. He assured that the PSC scam would be investigated and promised one lakh vacancies would be filled after the BJP forms the government.

chhattisgarh congress has demanded cancellation of the controversial Antagarh by-election and requested the Election Commission of India (ECI) to investigate the role of the police and administrative officials in allegedly pressurizing candidates to withdraw their nominations in order facilitate the victory of the ruling BJP nominee.

Chief minister Bhupesh Baghel returned to Raipur from New Delhi on Wednesday, a day after Congress leader Rahul Gandhi put a lid on the simmering differences between the CM and senior cabinet minister TS Singhdeo.

In an apparent frustration over denial of ticket, chhattisgarh congress secretary, Shiv Narayan Diwedi, on Tuesday resigned from the party while accusing it of “masterminding” the killing of it’s own leaders in the Darbha (Bastar) massacre.