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Uddhav Thackeray, former Chief Minister of Maharashtra, while speaking at a book launch event takes a dig at BJP over the ongoing Mahadev betting app case.
Thackeray said that Mahadev betting app will become ‘Har Har Mahadev’ app if CM Baghel joins BJP anytime soon.
CM Baghel has been accused for his involvement in Mahadev betting app case which has now been declared illegal by the Government ahead of assembly elections in Chhattisgarh.
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Uddhav Thackeray remarks on BJP and Mahadev betting app
On Monday, Uddhav Thackeray spoke over this matter and said that CM Baghel will get a ‘clean chit’ in this case if he joins BJP and all the legal cases against him will be resolved. Indirectly, Thackeray also attacked BJP for using ED in their favour at the time of the assembly elections in Chhattisgarh.
The state is set to have Assembly elections in two phases, first was scheduled for today and the second phase will start on 17 November. Speaking of the turnout of the voters, more than 60% people had already casted their votes before 4pm during the first phase elections.
To further lead in the Mahadev betting app case, BJP on Sunday provided a video of Shubham Soni who was the accused in the Mahadev betting app. In the video, Shubham Soni can be seen saying that he is the owner of the online gaming platform and has the full proof against CM Baghel of paying Rs 508 crore to him and others so far. In the video, Soni can be seen as expressing his frustration towards CM Baghel for not getting the desired results even after making payments on time to him and appealing to the Indian government to help him as he wants to return to India and to come out of this political trap.
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CM Baghel reply to BJP
To revert back on the video shown by BJP, CM Bhupesh Baghel took to X, formerly known as Twitter to post that intentions of BJP are understandable of releasing this video at the times of the elections, only to get benefit from this by degrading their name in false controversy.
He said that he has neither ever seen Soni, the person in the video nor have not met him. He said that it is surprising for him that ED, who has been investigating this matter for two months now did not know about Soni and was calling him as manager just two days ago.
The central government has now issued illegal status to 22 betting platforms including Mahadev betting app on the ED’s request. ED also in his statement said that the app probe has revealed startling allegations in the case of paying 508 crore rupees to CM in this case and has said that this can be used as an important proof in the case and is a matter of investigation as of now.
Posting on X, CM on Sunday marked that, finally BJP has returned to their senses to by imposing a ban on the Mahadev app and said that he was the one who earlier had asked BJP to impose ban on such illegal betting apps and said the ruling party was not imposing bans in the greed of 28% GST over such betting platforms.
