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Rahul Gandhi Doesn’t Know How Onion, Chillis Grow: Shivraj Singh Chouhan

Shivraj Singh Chouhan

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan yesterday took a swipe at Rahul Gandhi’s visit to Mandsaur to meet farmers, saying the Congress chief does not even know how an onion grows.

Mr Chouhan, who embarked on a ‘Jan Ashirwad Yatra’ from the city earlier today, said, “A ‘bhaiya’ (Gandhi) recently visited Mandsaur. He himself said I am ready to become prime minister. Who is making you PM?

“He hardly knows how a chili grows, upward or downward, and has no idea whether onion grows above the ground or below,” the chief minister said.

Rahul Gandhi had visited Mandsaur in West Madhya Pradesh in June to pay homage to six persons who were killed in police firing during a farmers’ agitation last year.

“Congress is a slave of one family. On the other hand, the BJP has a strong leader such as Narendra Modi, under whose leadership country has been progressing and getting respect all over the world,” Mr Chouhan said.

Asking who would be the Congress’s chief ministerial candidate in the Assembly elections which are due by year-end, Mr Chouhan said, “Whenever there is a talk about leadership in Congress (in the state), 25 of them stand up to offer candidature. We have clarity on our side, but who is your commander?”

BJP chief Amit Shah flagged off Mr Chouhan’s state-wide tour to “seek people’s blessings” this morning. The chief minister would be travelling through almost all Assembly constituencies in the state.

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Two BSF jawans killed in encounter with Naxals in Chhattisgarh

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Two Border Security Force (BSF) jawans were killed and another was injured in a gun battle with Naxals in Chhattisgarh’s Kanker district today, police said.

The gunfight took place in a forest near Mahla camp of BSF under Partapaur police station limits when a team of BSF’s 114th battalion was returning after carrying out an anti-Maoist operation, Deputy Inspector General of Police (Anti-Naxal Operations) Sundarraj P told PTI.

When the patrolling team was advancing through forest of Barkot village, located around 250 km from the state capital Raipur, it came under heavy fire from a group of Naxals leading to the gun-battle between the two sides, he said.

After a brief exchange of fire, the ultras fled into core forest, he said.

Two constables identified as Lokender Singh and Mukdhiyar Singh, belonging to Rajasthan and Punjab respectively, were killed while another constable, Sandeep Dey, sustained injuries in the gunfight, he said.

Reinforcement was rushed to the spot and the bodies of the deceased were brought to the headquarter of BSF’s 114 battalion in Pakhanjore, he said.

The injured jawan was being airlifted to Raipur for further treatment, the DIG said.

On July 9, two BSF jawans, belonging to the 121st battalion, were killed when Naxals had triggered an IED blast while they were on a bike patrol in the Chhotebethiya area of Kanker.

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