#Chhattisgarh : Former Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel Speaks On The ED Raid ; Says BJP Frustrated

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Former Chhattisgarh chief minister Bhupesh Baghel has said the Enforcement Directorate raid at his premises was the outcome of the Bharatiya Janata Party’s frustration.

Baghel claimed ED found Rs 32-33 lakh cash in his house where he lives with his wife, three daughters, a son, daughter-in-law and grandchildren.

“It is not a big thing as I have a big family and we do farming on 140 acres and have other sources of income. We will provide its details,” he said.

Baghel claimed the ED hasn’t found anything except some documents related to cases concerning BJP leaders.

He alleged that the raids were aimed at discouraging him after he was made Congress’s in-charge for Punjab.

According to PTI The Enforcement Directorate raided the premises of Baghel in Bhilai town of Durg district as part of a money laundering investigation against his son, Chaitanya Baghel, in the alleged liquor scam case, official sources said.

The premises of an alleged close associate of Chaitanya, Laxmi Narayan Bansal alias Pappu Bansal, and some others were also searched under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), sources said.

Chaitanya Baghel shares the Bhilai accommodation with his father and hence the premises are being covered.

He (Chaitanya Baghel) is suspected to be the ‘recipient’ of the proceeds of crime of the liquor scam, they said.

Talking to reporters after ED personnel left his premises, Bhupesh Baghel said, “The action was the result of frustration which shows they (BJP) go to any extent.”