Never spoke about rotational CM post in Chhattisgarh: Singh Deo
The Hindu
The newly-appointed Deputy CM of Chhattisgarh on June 29 said he had never spoken of an agreement over rotation of the chief ministerial post and claimed it was a buzz created by the media.
A day after his appointment as the deputy Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh by the Congress high command, T.S. Singh Deo on Thursday, June 29, 2023, said he had never spoken of an "agreement" over rotation of the chief ministerial post and claimed it was a buzz created by the media.
After arriving at the Raipur airport from New Delhi on Thursday morning, Mr. Singh Deo expressed gratitude to the party for the announcement of his elevation and said "der aaye durust aaye" (better late than never).
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A Congress statement on June 28 said party president Mallikarjun Kharge has approved the proposal for the appointment of Mr. Singh Deo as the deputy Chief Minister in Chhattisgarh.
The decision to appoint him as the deputy CM came just a few months ahead of state Assembly elections due this year-end, but Mr. Singh Deo said the responsibility given even for a day is crucial.
He was accorded a warm welcome on Thursday, June 29, 2023, by a huge crowd of supporters at the airport who raised slogans of "TS Baba zindabad" .
Asked about the two-and-half years of power-sharing "agreement" between him and Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel, Mr. Singh Deo said, “I never discussed any 2.5 year agreement. It was a buzz in the media. However, I always got positive support from the media."'
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