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Chhattisgarh is re-introducing online sale and home delivery of liquor keeping the comfort of the public keeping in mind the spike in Covid cases.

“Tired of sitting at home”, Chhattisgarh industries and excise minister kawasi lakhma travelled to Raigarh, nearly 250 Kms away from the state capital—sparking a controversy over violation lock-down norms with opposition BJP demanding an FIR against him.

Senior tribal leader and minister, kawasi lakhma, who never received formal schooling, along with an MBBS doctor from the Gondwana Gantantra Party (GGP), Dr Santosh Maria, and former chief minister turned Ayurvedic doctor, Raman Singh, are among the 233 aspirants testing their electoral fortunes in the first phase of assembly elections in Chhattisgarh on November 7.

Senior tribal leader and Chhattisgarh minister kawasi lakhma has a piece of bizarre advice to schoolchildren on how to become a big and successful politician—"Grab the collars of the collector and superintendent of police."

Chhattisgarh Congress legislator kawasi lakhma has been arrested by the Enforcement Directorate in connection with an alleged liquor scam. He was remanded to ED custody for six days. Lakhma claims the case is a conspiracy by senior BJP leaders, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

The Congress and BJP members are locked in a verbal duel after Chhattisgarh’s excise and industries minister kawasi lakhma mocked two senior state BJP leaders as “changu-mangu” of the saffron party.

BJP Chhattisgarh president Arun Sao and leader of opposition Narayan Chandel were on Bastar tour as part of the party's preparations for the upcoming assembly elections. When asked, tribal leader and minister Lakhma said that the newly appointed ‘Changu-Mangu’ of BJP have come only to get garlanded from the party people.

Congress MLA kawasi lakhma was arrested by the ED in connection with a multi-crore liquor scam. Congress claims the arrest is politically motivated, with Forest Minister Kedar Kashyap accusing former Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel of masterminding the scheme. Congress supporters staged a protest in Sukma.

Stepping up its effort to crack last year’s Maoist attack in Bastar, National Investigation Agency (NIA) may seek narco analysis test of Congress legislator kawasi lakhma, who underwent interrogation for the second time in one week on Monday.

After Chhattisgarh excise minister kawasi lakhma’s advice to kids that one has to “grab collars of collectors and SPs” to become a big leader, another Congress legislator has encouraged beating officials with shoes for cheating farmers.

233 candidates, including senior tribal leader kawasi lakhma and former chief minister Raman Singh, are contesting in the first phase of elections in Chhattisgarh. Lakhma, known for his unique communication style, is a five-time legislator from the Maoist insurgency-hit Sukma district. Despite never attending school, he serves as the state's industry and excise minister. Singh, aged 71, holds a Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine and Surgery degree. The candidates have varying levels of education, with 51 being graduates or above.

Bastar-Jagdalpur, a Lok Sabha constituency in Chhattisgarh for Scheduled Tribes, saw a voter turnout of 68.29% in the 2024 election. Mahesh Kashyap, kawasi lakhma, and Aytu Ram Mandavi were key candidates. In 2019, Deepak Kashyap won with 402,527 votes, defeating Dinesh Kashyap.

At a time when the country is under coronavirus lockdown and the movement of all vehicles, except for those providing essential services, is prohibited, Chhattisgarh excise minister kawasi lakhma violated lockdown provisions and travelled around 250 kms to reach Raigarh to meet a saint.

A large number of tribals staged a protest near Bodkel village in a forest region on the Bijapur-Sukma district border on Wednesday, demanding a probe into an alleged ‘drone attack’ on Maoists in their area on the intervening night of April 14 and 15.

Chhattisgarh industry and excise minister kawasi lakhma, a senior tribal leader, on Thursday sparked a controversy after his remarks about Prime Minister Narendra Modi saying that he visited the state twice but did not give anything worth for the state.

Chhattisgarh industry and excise minister kawasi lakhma, a senior tribal leader, on Thursday, sparked a controversy with his remarks about Prime Minister Narendra Modi saying that he visited the state twice, “did ‘bathroom’ and spoiled our soil” without doing anything worth for the state.

Chhattisgarh MGNREGA Karmchari Mahasangh registered its strong protest against health minister T S Singhdeo after he termed the agitation as conspiracy against him following his quitting the panchayat and rural development portfolio a few days back.

Chhattisgarh government is planning to open ‘CG Marts’ in the districts to promote the market for locally produced items. Both Industry and Forest departments would be given the responsibility of development and accessibility to the customers.

In the video, he can be seen instructing a villager to inhale smoke through the mouth and exhale it through the nose while demonstrating the process himself.

The Chhattisagrh government has ordered a probe against industrial establishments running business other than the approved projects on the land earmarked for industrial areas.