Summary:
Raipur, Oct 16 (PTI) Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Saturday said neighbouring Madhya Pradesh and Odisha governments should take action to curb ganja (cannabis) smuggling in their states.
Baghel made the statement a day after an SUV, allegedly transporting ganja between MP and Odisha, ploughed into a religious procession in Jashpur district of Chhattisgarh, killing one person and injuring 17 others.
The chief minister was talking to reporters at Raipur airport after arriving here from Delhi.
Asked about state home minister Tamradhwaj Sahu seeking compensation from the BJP- ruled Madhya Pradesh over the incident, Baghel said, “The vehicle belonged to MP, and ganja peddlers were heading there from Odisha.
Generally ganja peddlers come from Odisha....
The Odisha government should take stern action." The two people riding in the SUV were from MP, the chief minister said, wondering if there were more such smugglers.