Raipur, July 17 -- The Chhattisgarh Assembly today witnessed a heated political showdown as the Congress moved a no-confidence motion against the Vishnu Deo Sai government on the final day of the Monsoon Session.

The discussion quickly turned into an exchange of sharp accusations and counter-accusations, with both the Opposition and the Treasury benches defending their respective records. Leader of the Opposition Charan Das Mahant opened the debate, while senior BJP MLA Ajay Chandrakar led the government's response.

Beginning the discussion, Mahant presented a 136-point chargesheet against the BJP government. He described it as a record of broken public trust and administrative failures during its 136 weeks in office. He said the Congress...