Durg (Chhattisgarh) [India], October 20 (ANI): Former Chhattisgarh Chief Minister and senior Congress leader Bhupesh Baghel on Monday accused the Centre of denying him permission to meet his son, who is currently lodged in jail, during the festival of Diwali.

Speaking to ANI in Durg, Baghel alleged that his son's imprisonment was politically motivated and claimed that he was being denied basic visitation rights usually granted to prisoners during festivals.

"My son is in jail due to the grace of Amit Shah and Narendra Modi. Prisoners are allowed to meet their families during festivals like Raksha Bandhan, Eid, and Diwali. But I am not being allowed to meet my son this Diwali," Baghel said.

The Congress leader further recalled that during previous governments, family visits on festive oc

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