Raipur, Dec. 22 -- Chhattisgarh's political landscape witnessed renewed turbulence after union Health and Family Welfare Minister J.P. Nadda today alleged that Congress leaders were themselves responsible for the deaths of party colleagues in the May 2013 Jhirm Ghati Maoist attack, triggering a sharp rebuttal from the Congress and intensifying partisan tensions in the state.
Addressing the 'Jandesh Parab' programme in Janjgir-Champa, Nadda recalled the Jhirm Ghati incident and claimed that information about the movement of Congress leaders had been leaked from within the party.
He alleged that internal collusion had played a role in the Maoist attack and accused the Congress of maintaining a history of proximity with extremist groups.
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