Congress Leaders Clash Over Kamal Nath’s Leadership In Madhya Pradesh Elections

GG News Bureau

Bhopal, 5th June. Two top Congress leaders clashed over the choice of Madhya Pradesh unit president Kamal Nath as the party’s chief ministerial face for the state Assembly elections, which are scheduled to take place at the end of the year.

The spat between Govind Singh, the Leader of the Opposition in the Assembly, and Kamal Nath loyalist MLA Sajjan Singh Verma erupted following a meeting on Madhya Pradesh poll preparations in Delhi on May 29, which was attended by party chief Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi.

After attending the meeting, Govind Singh had said, “The Congress is a democratic party. It is not the Congress tradition to announce the CM face in advance. The public will elect the MLAs, who will further choose the CM.” Hitting back, Sajjan Singh Verma said, “Govind Singh ji sometimes forgets whether MLAs have elected him as the leader of the opposition? No, he was not elected by MLAs. He was senior so we also agreed on his appointment as leader of the opposition.” Sajjan Singh Verma said the people of Madhya Pradesh and party leaders want Kamal Nath as the state’s CM, adding that Goivnd Singh should behave the way in which he expects others to do with him.

“All 22 present (in Rahul Gandhi’s meeting) had accepted Kamal Nath as their leader. This is on record. All leaders accepted that the 2023 polls will be fought under Kamal Nath’s leadership,” Sajjan Singh Verma asserted.

Meanwhile, Sajjan Singh Verma delivered a video statement on Sunday, alleging that his comment had been misinterpreted by the media.

“It is true all the senior leaders have decided to contest Madhya Pradesh Assembly polls under the leadership of Kamal Nath… I have said several times he is our party’s leader,” he said.

Govind Singh, however, maintained that the chief minister is selected after the elections and in the legislature party.

Meanwhile, Digvijaya Singh, a Congress Rajya Sabha member, has stated that party officials want the elections to be held under Kamal Nath’s leadership.