‘Will play Candy Crush, let people decide who will stay in power’: Baghel’s riposte to BJP’s barbs
The BJP had shared a photo of the Chhattisgarh CM playing video game during a crucial meeting to select candidates for assembly polls and said it shows that he knows the Congress wouldn’t come to power
Candy Crush, a tile-matching video game, has become the central topic of a pre-poll banter between the Congress and the BJP in Chhattisgarh. While the BJP on Wednesday (October 11) took potshots at Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel for allegedly being engrossed in playing the game on his mobile phone during a Congress meeting over candidates’ selection for the upcoming assembly polls, the latter has said that he will continue playing the traditional games of the state as well as Candy Crush.
The Chhattisgarh assembly polls will be held in two phases on November 7 and 17 and votes will be counted on December 3.
The opposition BJP in Chhattisgarh on Wednesday (October 11) shared a picture in which Chief Minister Baghel is seen playing a game on his mobile phone. The picture is said to be taken during the Congress screening committee meeting which took place at Rajiv Bhavan, the party's state office, in capital Raipur on Tuesday night (October 10).
Congress state in-charge Kumari Selja, state party chief Deepak Baij, and other leaders were seen in the meeting while chairman of the screening committee Ajay Maken and some other members attended the meet virtually.
Candy Crush my favourite, will continue to play it: Baghel
BJP's national IT cell head Amit Malviya posted the picture on his X handle and wrote, “Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel is also relaxed as he knows that no matter how much he tries, the government will not come. Perhaps, instead of paying attention to the meeting related to Congress candidate selection, he thought it appropriate to play CANDY CRUSH,” he added.
The post was shared by the state BJP unit. Reacting to it, Baghel in a post on X said, “Earlier BJP had objected to why I ride gedi, why do I play bhaura and gilli danda (traditional games of Chhattisgarh) and why Chhattisgarh Olympics are being held in the state? Got a photo before a meeting yesterday in which I am playing Candy Crush. Now the BJP has an objection to that. In fact, they even have objection to my existence. But it is the people of Chhattisgarh who decide who will stay and who will not."
"I will continue to ride gedi and play gilli danda. Candy Crush is also my favourite. I have passed the levels so far well and it will continue. Rest Chhattisgarh knows whom to bless,” he added.
Gedi is a bamboo-made pole used by people to walk or run during the traditional Hareli festival in the state.
The ruling Congress in the state has so far not declared any candidates for polls to the 90-member state assembly. The BJP has so far declared names of its candidates for 85 seats.
(With inputs from agencies)