Chhattisgarh Congress president announces indefinite stir after party leader booked during poll campaigning
Senior Congress leaders in Chhattisgarh have initiated an indefinite strike following the booking of a party functionary under the Arms Act. The party claims the charges are politically motivated to influence upcoming local elections. They demand the withdrawal of the FIR and action against the police officer involved.
- ▪Congress leaders, including Deepak Baij and Bhupesh Baghel, are protesting against the FIR filed against Narendra Jain.
- ▪The FIR was registered after a complaint by BJP district president Murli Manohar Soni.
- ▪Congress alleges that the charges are intended to hinder Jain's participation in the upcoming elections.
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Senior Congress leaders in Chhattisgarh, including the Pradesh Congress Committee president Deepak Baij and former Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel, joined a sit-in agitation on Tuesday (May 26, 2026), demanding the withdrawal of Arms Act charges against a local party functionary in Surajpur district.Senior party leaders were mobilised after district Congress vice-president Narendra Jain was booked in a case under the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita, 2023, Arms Act, 1959, following a complaint lodged by BJP district president Murli Manohar Soni on May 23.
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