Chhattisgarh govt committee dismisses Ajit Jogi's claim of being ST

A high-level scrutiny committee set up by the Chhattisgarh government has dismissed former chief minister Ajit Jogi's claim of belonging to a Scheduled Tribe. Jogi, in his reaction to the yet-unpublished findings, said they were false, and alleged that the committee was influenced by the Congress government in the state. The high-powered certification scrutiny committee was formed on the order of the Chhattisgarh High Court in 2018. The panel concluded that Jogi had failed to substantiate his claim of belonging to the Kanwar community, a Scheduled Tribe. The committee also authorised the Bilaspur collector to carry out necessary proceedings under