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As the rift in the ruling Congress in Chhattisgarh deepens after state minister T S Singh Deo quit one of the departments he held, Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel will leave for Delhi on Saturday evening and is likely to meet the party high command there, a party leader said.
Singh Deo, who is currently in Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh), will also reach Delhi this evening seeking to meet the party’s top brass, an official from the minister’s office said.
CM Baghel, who has been appointed as the Congress’ senior observer for the upcoming assembly elections in Himachal Pradesh, is likely to hold discussion in this regard with senior party leaders on Sunday.
“The chief minister will leave for Delhi around 4 pm and will stay there tonight,” a party leader said.
Baghel is likely to apprise the party high command of the developments within the state unit after the Singh Deo episode, he said.
Meanwhile, Singh Deo, who is currently in Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh), will also reach Delhi this evening seeking to meet the party high command, an official from the minister’s office here said.
On July 16, Singh Deo, who is locked in a turf war with Baghel, resigned from his post of the minister of panchayat and rural development, hinting that he was sidelined in the state government. The development triggered a fresh row in the ruling party.
Singh Deo, however, remains the minister for health and family welfare, medical education, twenty point implementation and commercial tax departments.
