Via PTI
RAIPUR: A coal dealer, whose premises had been not too long ago searched by way of the Source of revenue Tax division in Chhattisgarh, has claimed that IT sleuths advised him that he may change into the state leader minister if he makes use of his members of the family with MLAs of the ruling Congress to topple the Bhupesh Baghel executive with the make stronger of the “opposition”.
In a video message being circulated on social media on Sunday, the dealer, Suryakant Tiwari, claimed that Source of revenue Tax officers advised him that he may change into “Eknath Shinde of Chhattisgarh” if he frames a CMO professional.
The opposition BJP alleged that Tiwari’s remark used to be given on the behest of Leader Minister Bhupesh Baghel, which it termed as baseless.
The Congress, then again, stated the BJP used to be looking to destabilise a democratically-elected executive in Chhattisgarh and cited “examples of Karnataka, MP,Manipur, and Maharashtra” .
Tiwari additionally alleged that he used to be bodily and mentally tortured after he refused to implicate a central authority officer posted on the state Leader Minister’s Workplace (CMO) by way of giving a false remark.
“All the way through the IT seek since June 30 at my premises, IT sleuths threatened me and my members of the family. They mentally and bodily tortured me and didn’t even permit me to sleep for 3 days.”
“They compelled me to hyperlink Soumya Chourasia, deputy secretary posted on the CMO, with my industry anyways and provides statements in opposition to her. However the CM’s deputy secretary does now not have any reference to my industry actions, then, why must I implicate her?”, Tiwari requested.
He admitted to having circle of relatives members of the family with Chourasia and stated that he meets her on every occasion he visits the CM’s place of business for “public works”.
“I now and again communicate to her over the telephone. I meet her on every occasion I talk over with the CM’s place of business for public works. She isn’t the one officer with whom I’ve excellent phrases however each in BJP rule and the incumbent executive, I proportion excellent members of the family with many officials. However IT officials sought after me to implicate her and due to this fact additionally they presented me to change into the executive minister by way of toppling the federal government”, he alleged.
He claimed that IT officers advised him that he has excellent members of the family with 40-45 MLAs of Congress and requested him to make their record, after which with the make stronger of the “vipaksh” (opposition), the federal government shall be modified.
“They stated if I implicate Chourasia, I may change into Eknath Shinde of Chhattisgarh,” he claimed.
Shinde used to be sworn in as CM of Maharashtra on June 30 with BJP’s Devendra Fadnavis as his deputy, days after his insurrection in opposition to Shiv Sena management with 39 MLAs ended in the cave in of the Uddhav Thackeray-led MVA executive.
“I’m a businessman and I place confidence in the legislation of this nation. I can pass to court docket in opposition to the Source of revenue Tax division for forcing me to offer a incorrect remark. I can now not succumb to their force. Sadly, Central businesses are getting used as a device for engineering a transformation of presidency in states”, he stated.
He additionally slammed senior BJP chief Raman Singh for tough his arrest and stated the hunt performed by way of IT officers must now not be given a political color.
The IT division had not too long ago raided a Chhattisgarh-based crew engaged in coal transportation and related companies and a senior state executive officer on June 30.
The searches had been performed in additional than 30 places in Raipur, Bhilai, Raigarh, Korba, Bilaspur and Surajpur.
The premises of Tiwari and Chourasia had been lined within the raid.
After the video surfaced on social media, Congress and BJP fired barbs at each and every different.