They don't even spare the name of 'Mahadev': PM Modi targets Congress over alleged Mahadev betting app scam

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday targeted the Congress government in Chhattisgarh over alleged Mahadev betting app scam and said, "they don't even spare the name of 'Mahadev'".

During a rally in Durg, the Prime Minister said, "Congress party's Chhattisgarh Govt is leaving no opportunity to loot you. They did not leave even the name of 'Mahadev'. Two days back, a big operation took place in Raipur. Huge cache of currency notes was found. People say that the money belongs to gamblers and the placing bets. Congress leaders are filling their houses with this loot money," he said.

State Govt and the CM should tell the people of Chhattisgarh what links they have with the people sitting in Dubai who are accused of this scam, he said. "After the money was seized, the CM is baffled and has come to the ground," he added.


The Enforcement Directorate claimed Friday that it recorded a statement of a 'cash courier' who alleged that the promoters of the Mahadev betting app have paid Rs 508 crore to Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel till now, and that it is a "subject matter of investigation".

The courier, Asim Das, was arrested by the agency after it recovered Rs 5.39 crore from him in the poll-bound state.

The Mahadev online betting app and its promoters are being investigated by the ED under the anti-money laundering law.

PM Modi said, "Action will indeed be taken against those who looted Chhattisgarh. Account for every penny will be taken from them. Chhattisgarh's corrupt government has broken your trust with one scam after the other."

"Congress abuses Modi day and night. But the CM has now started abusing the country's investigation agencies too," he said further.

Taking a dig at the opposition, he said, "Political parties are hatching new conspiracies to divide poor, and are spreading poison of casteism."