Korba: In the political battle between the BJP and Congress across the state, there is internal fighting within the BJP in Korba. However, a party councillor has been charged with conspiring against the industry minister and local MLA Lakhan Lal Dewangan. Viewership about the scandal was stoked after the alleged audio recording of a phone conversation between the earlier Leader of Opposition Hitanand Agrawal and his relative Badri Agrawal went viral. The two are then allegedly discussing following the course of paying money to certain councillors who were speaking out against Minister Dewangan and BJP leader Vikas Mahato in the leaked audio.
After the viral leak, BJP councillors rushed late in the night to the Civil Line police station in Rampur and filed a police complaint against Hitanand and Badri Agrawal. These councillors accused them of hatching a conspiracy against the minister and other BJP leaders. But Korba CSP Bhushan Ekka said that before taking any legal action, an investigation would be done.
Strongly condemning the alleged conspiracy, BJP councillor Chandralok Singh said that Hitanand and Badri Agrawal were doing dirty politics to remove Minister Dewangan from where he is. Such individuals had the capacity to go to extreme lengths and resorted to violence against the minister, he warned. He also demanded an FIR against the accused.
BJP councillor Laxman Shrivas said that there was another conspiracy being hatched, against Minister Dewangan and BJP state minister Vikas Mahato. If Hitanand and Badri Agrawal do not take action soon, then BJP councillors will protest at the police station, he said.
Accused of encouraging Nutan Singh Thakur to rebel against the BJP leading to his winning as Korba Municipal Corporation Chairman, the controversy arises from Minister Lakhan Lal Dewangan congratulating him. Earlier, the party issued a notice to Dewangan about his actions.
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