London, Nov 03: Accusing Atal Bihari Vajpayee of indulging in political vendetta and having anti-lower caste bias, Chattisgarh Chief Minister Ajit Jogi has said the Prime Minister was "misusing" the CBI against him after receiving an election survey indicating Congress victory with heavy margin in the state. "It is a political reality that the NDA government at the Centre, especially our Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, cannot tolerate that the son of an adivasi is a Chief Minister of Chattisgarh. Such is their mentality. They want to look down upon the downtrodden in the society," Jogi said.

Jogi said it was for this reason that they first targeted Laloo Prasad Yadav in Bihar, then the Dalit Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh Mayawati, and now in Chattisgarh, "They are making unsuccessful attempts to get rid of me, they cannot tolerate such changes in the society. Such is their mental state."
Asked about a CBI charge that he had forged a document, Jogi said, "It has happened for the first time in the history of this country that a Chief Minister complains to the Prime Minister, and the latter turns the complainant into an accused."

Jogi asked why the CBI decided to file the chargesheet two days after the elections were notified. Chattisgarh will go to the hustings on December 1.

Bureau Report