: Organising its first major party event after former Chief Minister Ajit Jogi’s exit to form his own political outfit, the Chhattisgarh unit of the Congress has planned a major “workers’ conclave” on June 21 in Marwahi town of Bilaspur district, considered the Jogi family stronghold.
Wave of enthusiasm“Because of the recent political developments in Chhattisgarh (Ajit Jogi’s exit), a wave of enthusiasm is evident among all Congress workers across the State,” Chhattisgarh Congress spokesperson Shailesh Nitin Trivedi told The Hindu .
When asked if it was a show of strength by the Congress in Ajit Jogi’s bastion, Mr. Trivedi said: “I strongly object calling Marwahi a bastion of Ajit Jogi. Marwahi town is the Congress party’s bastion.”