Chhattisgarh: Baghel government puts campaign promises on the fast track

The govt is on a mission to fulfill poll promises, taking up those issues first that will hurt the Opposition, writes R Krishna Das

An emoji of a face in tears posted by a senior bureaucrat in Chhattisgarh elated many at the onset of New Year. The message in one of the WhatsApp groups of the state’s Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officials was in response to a development that came as a big shock to them.

A day after removing chief secretary Ajay Singh, the Congress government led by Bhupesh Baghel issued an order to allot the sprawling bungalow earmarked for the administrative head of the state to a junior minister. The bureaucrats within the state accepted the decision with a heavy heart, but