{"id":17132,"date":"2026-08-27T08:26:51","date_gmt":"2026-08-27T08:26:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=17132"},"modified":"2026-08-27T08:26:51","modified_gmt":"2026-08-27T08:26:51","slug":"cut-a-lemon-to-stop-rain-says-chhattisgarh-mp-try-it-on-inflation-adds-congress-raipur-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=17132","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Cut a lemon\u2019 to stop rain, says Chhattisgarh MP; \u2018try it on inflation\u2019, adds Congress | Raipur News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-133560993,imgsize-726874,width-400,height-225,resizemode-75\/bjp-mp-bhojraj-nag.jpg\" alt=\"'Cut a lemon\u2019 to stop rain, says Chhattisgarh MP; \u2018try it on inflation\u2019, adds Congress\" title=\"BJP MP Bhojraj Nag\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>RAIPUR: \u201cThe weather was bad, raining heavily and I got the information that CM would be on visit but I prayed to <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/mahadev\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mahadev<\/a> and cut a lemon and I stopped the rain,\u201d said Kanker BJP MP Bhojraj Nag, who has repeatedly invoked lemons, jhaad-phoonk and \u201cghost-removal\u201d in public remarks, has triggered a fresh discussion by claiming he stopped rain in Balod district by praying to Budhadev and Mahadev and cutting a lemon.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>He had previously threatened to \u201ccut a lemon\u201d for officials who failed to respond to public complaints, a remark interpreted as invoking a ritual to \u201cremove\u201d supposed obstruction or ill luck. He has also drawn attention in the past for comments linked to jhaad-phoonk and similar practices.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"6\"\/>Nag made the remark at a public meeting in Daundilohara on Tuesday, where chief minister Vishnu Deo Sai had arrived for a Mahtari Vandan scheme event. <!-- -->A video of the statement has since gone viral, drawing ridicule from the Congress and criticism from anti-superstition campaigners.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"11\"\/>Referring to the bad weather, Nag said the chief minister\u2019s protocol had arrived around midnight and that conditions had been poor even the previous day. He then said he prayed to Budhadev and Mahadev and \u201ccut a lemon\u201d to stop the rain so that the programme could go ahead.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"14\"\/>\u201cNow the programme has been successful. If it has to rain, let it rain,\u201d the MP said, prompting smiles and laughter from Sai and others on the dais.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"17\"\/>\u2018Try it for inflation,\u2019 says Cong<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"19\"\/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/chhattisgarh-congress\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chhattisgarh Congress<\/a> chief Deepak Baij ridiculed the statement, accusing the Nag of indulging in a charade and spreading superstition and misinformation. \u201cIf cutting a lemon can stop rain, he should cut one to bring down sugar prices and inflation as well,\u201d Baij said, taking a swipe at Nag\u2019s claim.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"22\"\/>The remark was also widely mocked on social media, with users asking whether the same method could be deployed to reduce electricity bills, fuel prices and household 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