“Haan, Main Kutta Hoon”: Jyotiraditya Scindia Says Kamal Nath Called Him “Dog”

Bhopal:

Competing for the shrillest elections in latest reminiscence, the Madhya Pradesh by-polls inducted a brand new contender on Saturday with BJP MP Jyotiraditya Scindia claiming that former Chief Minister Kamal Nath, already censured for calling a feminine politician an “merchandise”, has now referred to as him a “canine”.

“Kamal Nath ji got here right here to Ashoknagar and referred to as me a canine. Haan, Kamal Nath ji, essential kutta hoon (Sure, I’m a canine) as a result of the general public is my grasp. Sure, I’m a canine, as a result of a canine protects its grasp,” Mr Scindia addressed his former Congress colleague at a marketing campaign rally.

The Congress rapidly denied the allegation, with a spokesperson for Mr Nath telling information company PTI that the previous chief minister by no means used such a phrase for Mr Scindia or every other chief. “Kamal Nath by no means used this phrase for anyone in his speeches,” Narendra Saluja mentioned.

Nevertheless, shortly after Mr Scindia’s clip went viral, one other video emerged of Congress’s Acharya Pramod Krishnam talking earlier at a rally in the identical space, saying, “When Kamal Nath ji was attempting to behave in opposition to a mafia don right here, somebody protected him like a devoted canine.” He didn’t title Mr Scindia.

Earlier in day, Kamal Nath took the Election Commission to court after it revoked his privileges as a “star campaigner” for a collection of controversial remarks by the Congress chief together with calling a BJP’s Imarti Devi an “merchandise”.

Later, he had additionally mentioned at a rally that Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan is a “nautanki kalakar who ought to act in movies in Mumbai”. He mentioned: “Aapke Bhagwan toh woh maafia hai jisse aapne Madhya Pradesh ki pehchaan banai. Aapke bhagwan toh milawat-khor hain (Your god is mafia – an obvious assault on the chief minister).”

By-elections are being held on November 3 to fill 28 vacant seats within the Madhya Pradesh meeting. Most of those fell vacant when Congress chief Jyotiraditya Scindia revolted earlier this 12 months and defected to the BJP, taking alongside 22 MLAs.

Kamal Nath’s Congress-led authorities fell and the BJP returned to energy. The BJP must win at the very least eight of those seats to remain in energy. If in any respect the Congress manages to win all 28, it might probably make a comeback try.

On the marketing campaign path, the Congress has been ranged in opposition to its personal, with Kamal Nath lashing out at former celebration males who at the moment are contesting as BJP candidates.