Summary:
Raipur, Oct 25 (PTI) A day after a clash between Congress leaders during a convention of party workers in Chhattisgarh"s Jashpur district, Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Monday termed the incident as "unfortunate" and said it could have been averted.
Talking to reporters at the Raipur airport before leaving for Lucknow, Baghel also said the issue of rotating the chief minister"s post should not be raised again and again to disturb the atmosphere in the state.
On Sunday, former Jashpur district Congress president Pawan Agrawal was allegedly heckled and manhandled while he was delivering a speech during the party workers" convention in Jashpur town.
AICC secretary in-charge of the state Saptagiri Ulaka was also present in the event.
Agrawal, considered a supporter of state"s health Minister TS Singh Deo, had said he was allegedly stopped and assaulted by Iftikhar Hasan, a party colleague, and others on the stage during his speech, when he asked why there is a delay in elevating Singh Deo as CM as per the purported power-sharing agreement.
A purported video of Sunday"s incident also went viral on social media.