Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday went all guns blazing against the main opposition Congress in poll-bound Madhya Pradesh, saying that the grand old party followed a 'Laapata' model, in which development was missing, when it ruled the state.
Accusing Congress of playing with national security, PM Modi said, "After independence, the first scam in the country with which Congress started its scams was associated with defence itself," while addressing a public rally in Morena ahead of the November 17 Assembly polls in Madhya Prad
Minister's son Devendra Singh Tomar submitted an application at civil line police station in Morena district citing a conspiracy was being hatched against him by editing the video.
The former BJP MLA from Ambah assembly seat in Morena district, Kamlesh Suman and BJP Yuva Morcha's former district president Naresh Singh Tomar took the membership of the Congress party in the presence of state Congress chief Kamal Nath in Bhopal on Saturday.
Tomar is in the fray from Dimani Assembly seat in the district. Tomar's wife Kiran Tomar has now landed herself in the battleground of Dimani seat along with her supporters and other family members and started campaigning for her husband for the forthcoming poll.
"Kamal Nath and the other leaders of Congress are seasonal Hindus. As soon as the election approaches, they remember Lord Ram... Kamal Nath should answer, Why did his party oppose the Ram Mandir?... Now they want to take advantage of Lord Ram," told Tomar.
Several BJP leaders and Tomar's daughter were also present along with him on the occasion. Tomar is in the fray from Dimani seat against the Congress candidate Ravindra Singh Tomar.
The Congress party on Wednesday issued a revised list in which the candidates for four assembly constituencies have been replaced which include Sumawali seat in Morena district, Pipariya (Scheduled Caste) seat in Narmadapuram district, Badnagar seat in Ujjain district and Jaora seat in Ra
The Congress party on Wednesday issued a revised list in which the candidates for four assembly constituencies have been replaced which include Sumawali seat in Morena district, Pipariya (Scheduled Caste) seat in Narmadapuram district, Badnagar seat in Ujjain district and Jaora seat in Ra
The four constituencies include Sumawali seat in Morena district, Pipariya (Scheduled Caste) seat in Narmadapuram district, Badnagar seat in Ujjain district and Jaora seat in Ratlam district.
BSP has fielded the former minister's son Rakesh Singh from the Morena assembly constituency. He will be contesting against BJP's candidate Raghuraj Kansana and the Congress's candidate Dinesh Gurjar.
Earlier in the day, Kushwaha expressed his displeasure over denial of the ticket from the Congress party and vowed to make congress face defeat in all the six assembly seats in the district.