New Delhi: Amid suspense over the following political transfer of Congress veteran Kamal Nath, a number of native leaders of the social gathering from his stronghold of Chhindwara district joined the BJP on Wednesday.
Welcoming them into the BJP fold, Chief Minister Mohan Yadav cryptically mentioned many individuals are feeling anxious and they’re going to finally be part of the saffron social gathering within the coming days.
The Congressmen who crossed over to the saffron fold within the presence of Yadav included state Congress basic secretary Ujjwal Singh Chauhan, councillors, sarpanches, janpad members, and staff.
A Congress spokesperson mentioned the Grand Previous Occasion shouldn’t be affected by deserters.
“Many individuals are feeling anxious. If not as we speak, however tomorrow, they may be part of the BJP household. No person on the earth will be capable of stop this from taking place,” the chief minister mentioned whereas addressing a public assembly.
He additionally appealed to the individuals to make sure the BJP’s victory within the Chhindwara Lok Sabha constituency.
Chhindwara, represented by Kamal Nath for 9 phrases prior to now, is presently held by his son Nakul Nath. It’s the solely constituency which the BJP didn’t wrest from the Congress within the 2019 elections when the saffron social gathering swept Madhya Pradesh by successful 28 of the 29 seats. Chhindwara district BJP president claimed 1,500 Congressmen, together with over 700 from the newly-created Pandhurna district, joined the BJP.
The brand new entrants in BJP embrace Pandhurna Nagar Palika chairman Sandeep Ghatode, Nagar Palika councillors, Pandhurna district janpad members, 16 sarpanchs, and others.
Pandhurna is likely one of the seven meeting segments below the Chhindwara Lok Sabha constituency.
“I got here to Chhindwara as we speak to thank the individuals of Madhya Pradesh for electing the BJP to energy with a mandate of 163 seats (in meeting elections),” Yadav mentioned.
The chief minister additionally inaugurated and laid the muse stone for varied developmental initiatives price Rs 104 crore.
“No power on the earth would be capable of cease Madhya Pradesh from creating below the management of PM Modi. That is the time of Modi and the BJP authorities. It’s the authorities of the poor. Greater than 25 crore individuals may come out of poverty within the nation, together with 2.5 crore in MP, solely due to Modi,” he mentioned.
Yadav additionally took out a Jan Abhar Yatra from the Imlikheda airstrip to the venue of the general public assembly.
In the meantime, Congress spokesperson Anand Bakshi mentioned the social gathering and the organisation is not going to be affected if some staff cross over to different events.
“Nevertheless, the query is what would be the place of such individuals in different events? They derived energy from the Congress organisation,” he mentioned.
The speculations about Kamal Nath’s subsequent political transfer refuse to die down although social gathering leaders have been at pains to say that he would stick with the Grand Previous Occasion which formed his political profession.
Congress basic secretary Bhanwar Jitendra Singh on Tuesday mentioned the hypothesis of Nath becoming a member of the BJP shouldn’t be true and claimed that such talks have been a creation of the media and the saffron social gathering.
A celebration chief had mentioned Nath would take part within the Rahul Gandhi-led Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra after it enters Madhya Pradesh on March 2.
Notably, Nath and different leaders just about attended a gathering to evaluate preparations for the yatra a day earlier.
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