Former Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel accused the Central Government of denying him permission to meet his jailed son during Diwali. Alleging political vendetta, Baghel claimed his son’s imprisonment was due to protests against Adani projects and called the move “inhuman and unfair
Former Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel. Filepic
Former Chhattisgarh Chief Minister and senior Congress leader Bhupesh Baghel on Monday came out slamming the Central Government for denying him permission to meet his son, who is currently in jail, during the festival of Diwali.
Speaking to the media in Durg, ex-Chhattisgarh CM Baghel alleged that his son's imprisonment was politically motivated and claimed that he was being denied basic visitation rights usually granted to prisoners during festivals.
दो दशक पहले मुख्यमंत्री अजीत जोगी ने बाबूजी को जेल भेजा था।
— Bhupesh Baghel (@bhupeshbaghel) October 20, 2025
पर दीवाली के दिन उनसे मिलने की छूट मिल गई थी।@narendramodi और @AmitShah की कृपा से बेटा जेल में है।
आज दीवाली है पर मुझे उससे मिलने की अनुमति नहीं है।
बहरहाल, सबको दीवाली की शुभकामनाएं।
The former Chattisgarh CM said, "My son is in jail due to the grace of Amit Shah and Narendra Modi. Prisoners are allowed to meet their families during festivals like Raksha Bandhan, Eid, and Diwali. But I am not being allowed to meet my son this Diwali," as cited by the news agency ANI.
The Congress leader further recalled that during previous governments, family visits on festive occasions were never restricted.
Baghel added, "Twenty years ago, when my father was in jail, the whole family met him during Diwali. But now, under Modi's government, such meetings are being denied," as per ANI.
Accusing the government of targeting his family for opposing industrial projects, Baghel said, "Adani was cutting down trees in Tamnar. When I protested against it, my son was jailed. That's the only reason for his arrest."
Ex-Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel also expressed frustration over what he described as a "complete ban" on family meetings with his son, stating that even other relatives were not permitted to visit him.
"It is very unfortunate that in Chhattisgarh, family members are not allowed to meet their loved ones in jail during Diwali," Baghel added.
Baghel compared the current situation to earlier political arrests within his family. "During the rule of Yogi Adityanath, my father was also arrested for a book I had written. Even then, we were not allowed to meet him in jail. It seems the same is happening now," he remarked.
Earlier, Bhupesh Baghel, while posting on social media platform X, wrote, "Two decades ago, Chief Minister Ajit Jogi had sent Babuji to jail. But on the day of Diwali, permission to meet him had been granted. By the grace of Narendra Modi and Amit Shah, the son is in jail. Today is Diwali, but I do not have permission to meet him. In any case, Diwali greetings to everyone."
The former Chief Minister further claimed that his son's detention was an act of political vendetta and called it an example of how dissent is being silenced.
The officials asserted that, "On July 18, the Enforcement Directorate arrested Baghel's son Chaitanya Baghel in connection with the ongoing investigation into the alleged multi-crore liquor scam in the state," as cited by news agency ANI.
(With inputs from ANI)
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