Chhattisgarh Congress legislator Kawasi Lakhma has been arrested by the Enforcement Directorate in connection with an alleged liquor scam. He was remanded to ED custody for six days. Lakhma claims the case is a conspiracy by senior BJP leaders, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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