CM Baghel said that the Central government had not banned the Mahadev betting app yet, and alleged that no crackdown had happened on the betting app. The Mahadev Betting app case which came to limelight with the ₹200 crore wedding of Sourabh Chandrakar, had now involved the incumbent Chhattisgarh Chief minister and Congress leader Bhupesh Baghel.
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) claimed that the promoters of the illegal Mahadev betting app had paid CM Baghel ₹508 crore. The probe agency also added that the claim is under investigation.
The Congress and CM Baghel has been flagging the timing of the ED raids, which the probe agency claim has been on the basis of intelligence input. The Congress has said that the BJP is trying to win the Assembly elections with the “help of ED, and CBI".
The Chief Minister of the poll-bound state is facing heat from the BJP after the Enforcement Directorate claimed that he was allegedly paid ₹508 crore by Mahadev app promoters. "Exciting news! Mint is now on WhatsApp Channels
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