Taking swipes at the proposed grand alliance of opposition parties, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Friday asked people to be wary of this "mahamilavat" (highly adulterated) coalition.
The new Congress government has barred the CBI from taking up fresh cases in Chhattisgarh because the Congress wants to use the state as "ATM" for coming elections, Modi alleged at a rally at Kodatarai in Raigarh district.
It was his first rally in Chhattisgarh after the BJP lost power in the state last year.
"The first thing they (Congress government) have done is to pull out of Ayushman Bharat scheme and the other is to ban the CBI from conducting probe in the state," he said.
"If the poor are getting benefit of the health scheme and availing free treatment worth Rs 5 lakh every year, how will it harm you (the Congress government)? You need not give anything (for the scheme)," he said.
"Actually, the Congress is weighed under the favours of 'bichauliye (middlemen). The Congress 'sultanate' right from Raipur to Delhi flourished under the favours of a strong mechanism of 'dalals' (agents) and 'bichauliye'," he said.
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While the Ayushman Bharat scheme does not allow addition of bogus beneficiaries and the money is transferred directly to hospitals, "Congress cannot accept any scheme where middlemen and agents are not involved", Modi said.
How could those who were addicted to corruption and were waiting for power for 15 years continue such a "solid and transparent" scheme, he said.
On the decision of barring CBI, Modi said, "If someone has not done anything (wrong), then will he be afraid of investigation? Can any agency conduct inquiry without any reason?"
The Congress did not want CBI in the state because "for the next election, they wanted to make Chhattisgarh an ATM of Congress party," the prime minister alleged, adding, "Because they have to send maal (money)...to Delhi and therefore arrangements are being made here."