Overview
- Speaking at a Janjgir-Champa rally marking two years of the Vishnu Deo Sai government, JP Nadda said people within Congress fed inside details that enabled the 2013 attack that killed 32, including senior party leaders.
- Nadda did not identify any individual or present corroborating material during his remarks, describing himself as BJP’s Chhattisgarh in‑charge at the time who had closely followed the case.
- Congress leaders, led by Bhupesh Baghel, called the allegation an insult to the victims and urged the National Investigation Agency to question Nadda, also seeking a public apology and evidence.
- Coverage notes the NIA’s earlier probe did not find evidence of a conspiracy against MLA Kawasi Lakhma, while no new official findings have been announced in response to Nadda’s claim.
- Nadda framed the charge within BJP’s security narrative, citing about 2,500 surrenders, 1,853 arrests and the ‘neutralisation’ of top Maoist leaders in two years, as parties like the RJD and CPI demanded proof or clarity and questioned the timing.