Union Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate for upcoming Madhya Pradesh assembly polls, Prahlad Patel on Tuesday held a 'Padayatra' in support of party candidate Vivek Bunty Sahu in Chhindwara.
Amid perceived cracks in the INDIA bloc in light of the breakdown in seat-sharing talks between the Congress and the Samajwadi Party for the Madhya Pradesh Assembly elections and the souring of ties thereafter, SP chief Akhilesh Yadav on Monday claimed the grand old party does not want to al
"Congress is a 'Chalu' party. Do not vote for it. If It can betray us, then how come you are significant to it? Stay aware of it", Yadav said while addressing an election gathering in Madhya Pradesh's Tikamgarh.
Samajwadi Party (SP) chief and former Uttar Pradesh chief minister, Akhilesh Yadav, took a swipe at both the Congress and the BJP, accusing them of misusing central probe agencies such as the CBI and the Enforcement Directorate (ED) against Opposition leaders when in power.
The Chhindwara MP made the remark while addressing a program of outsourced employees in the district. A video of the incident surfaced on social media on Tuesday.
Reacting to Congress MP Digvijay Singh's remarks amid the "rift" allegation between him and state Congress Chief, Kamal Nath, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan attacked the Congress.
"Today, for the first time, I will file a nomination from the Narsinghpur district for the State Assembly Elections... I hope the support and blessing I have been receiving from the people of Narsinghpur will continue," MoS Patel told ANI.
The three leaders Asha Dohare and Anita Jain from Ashoknagar and Rakesh Jain from Shivpuri district took the membership of the BJP in the presence of union civil aviation minister Jyotiraditya Scindia in Gwalior on Tuesday.