Under fire from the BJP for his comment on the “article” against Madhya Pradesh Minister Imarti Devi, Congressional Leader Kamal Nath on Monday tried to clear things up. Nath’s statement comes after Madhya Pradesh Prime Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan asked Congress Leader Sonia Gandhi to immediately remove him from all party positions.
“I said something, it was not to insult anyone … I just didn’t remember the name (of the person) … this list (in her hand) says item 1, item 2, is this an insult? Shivraj is looking for excuses, Kamal Nath does not insult anyone, he will only expose you with the truth, ”said Kamal Nath.
In his letter to Sonia Gandhi, Chouhan said that Nath committed a shameless act by insulting a female member of the Programmed Caste and then tried to justify the statement. “Immediately withdraw him from all party charges and strongly condemn his statement. If he doesn’t react, I will be forced to believe that he supports him, ”Chouhan wrote in a letter. “The comment was made not once, but twice from a public platform,” he added.
Earlier in the day, Chouhan, BJP MP Jyotiraditya Scindia, Union Minister Narendra Singh Tomar, and other party leaders sat on a two-hour silent fast to protest Nath’s comment.
Nath referred to Imarti Devi as an “article”, sparking controversy as he spoke at a rally in the run-up to Madhya Pradesh’s legislative assembly elections. “Suresh Raje ji hamare ummeedvar hain … Yeh uske jaise nah hain … Kya hai uska naam … Main kya uska naam loon? .. Aapko toh mujhe pehle savdhan karna chahiye tha … Yeh kya item hai (Suresh Raje ji is our candidate and she is not like her … What is her name? You know her better and you should have warned me before … theme!) ”Nath had said in Hindi.
The former prime minister was addressing a campaign rally in Madhya Pradesh’s Dabra for congressional candidate Suresh Raje. Imarti Devi also participates in a Dabra BJP ticket.
Imarti Devi and 21 other MLA members loyal to Scindia had resigned from Congress and the state assembly and joined the BJP in March this year, in the process of overthrowing the government led by Kamal Nath. By-elections for 28 assembly seats in the state will be held on November 3, and the vote counting will take place on November 10.
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