Kamal Nath, Digvijaya ‘biggest gaddars’; BJP will win majority of seats in bypolls: Scindia

New Delhi, Oct 26 (PTI) Accusing former chief ministers Kamal Nath and Digvijaya Singh of being the “biggest traitors” in Madhya Pradesh, BJP chief Jyotiraditya Scindia on Monday stated they betrayed voters’ belief by operating a “corrupt” authorities and he needed to go away the Congress after folks’s points raised by him weren’t addressed regardless of approaching “every port of call”.

He additionally expressed confidence that the BJP will “win a majority”, if not all, of the 28 meeting seats the place bypolls will be held on November 3.

In an interview with PTI, Mr. Scindia stated 27 out of the 28 meeting seats that are going to polls had been Congress seats, so the BJP has the whole lot to realize, whereas the Congress has the whole lot to lose.

By-elections had been necessitated after 22 insurgent Congress MLAs, loyal to Mr. Scindia, resigned from the get together in March this 12 months resulting in fall of the 15-month-old Kamal Nath authorities in Madhya Pradesh. Later, three extra MLAs resigned and joined BJP, whereas additional three seats fell vacant as a result of loss of life of sitting MLAs.

“The Congress needs to win 28 out of 28 seats to be able to even think of coming close to forming the government and they have just lost another MLA (in Rahul Lodhi) who has joined the BJP. It is very clear that people do not have any hope in the Congress party, not only at grassroots, but also in sitting MLAs of the Congress,” Mr. Scindia stated.

“I do not think in any other state you would have seen MLAs in such a large number — almost about 30% — leaving. It very clearly shows the lack of trust and faith in the state leadership of the Congress party which is Kamal Nath and Digvijaya Singh, and who are in a partnership,” the Rajya Sabha MP stated.

Asked concerning the Congress marketing campaign narrative of betrayal and being referred to as ‘gaddar’ by Congress leaders throughout canvassing, Mr. Scindia stated it’s not a time period that he usually makes use of in politics as he believes that there have to be a sure degree in politics that needs to be adhered to.

“If they indeed are using that term then the biggest gaddars (traitors) in Madhya Pradesh are Kamal Nath and Digvijaya Singh who have been ‘gaddars’ towards seven and a half crore people because none of the poll promises were fulfilled, they were busy in rent-seeking activities and holding on to power and chair rather than serving the people of the state,” Mr. Scindia stated.

Talking about Kamal Nath’s ‘item’ jibe at BJP candidate Imarti Devi, the 49-year-old chief stated public figures should adhere to sure values and morals and set an instance.

Mr. Scindia stated the comment was directed at a lady who has risen from the grassroots-level, fought a sarpanch election, turned MLA 3 times and was a Cabinet minister in the Kamal Nath authorities.

“Kamal Nath says he cannot remember her name, which shows his arrogance of power that he cannot remember the name of a colleague who was part of his cabinet. After all, he was only the Chief Minister, who is the first among equals, and she was a colleague,” Mr. Scindia stated.

To prime that, he calls a lady and that too a Dalit girl “an item”, which speaks of his mentality in direction of each ladies and Dalits, he stated.

“What is very sad is that he has not been alone in this. He has been followed very arduously by the former leader of the opposition Ajay Singh who in a statement said ‘Imarti should be made into a ‘Jalebi’ after the election’,” he stated.

Mr. Scindia additionally alleged that former Chief Minister Digvijaya Singh had additionally additionally made a derogatory remark about Meenakshi Natrajan two-three years in the past

“This shows the attitude of the Congress party towards women and scheduled castes. If Baba Saheb Ambedkar was alive today, he would be very deeply grieved and pained,” Mr. Scindia stated.

Kamal Nath has maintained he didn’t say something disrespectful.

Asked if like Arjuna of Mahabharata, he feels any dilemma in taking up folks with whom he was near and fought collectively, Mr. Scindia stated he’s combating for the trigger of the folks of Madhya Pradesh and for his or her effectively being.

Mr. Scindia stated his father Madhavrao Scindia, grandmother Vijaya Raje Scindia and he joined politics just for the welfare of the folks.

“For me, a political party is a medium to be able to reach that goal of public service. So for me, politics is not important, what is important is the goal of public service,” he stated.

Mr. Scindia stated he’s prepared to do no matter it requires to fulfil the aspirations of folks, and if it “entails sometimes fighting with those with whom you have worked for over 20 years, so be it”.

“I tried to change the way the (Kamal Nath) government was functioning for 15 months, I went to every single port of call that one can to try and address these issues, but when they lay unaddressed, what option was I left with,” the previous Union minister stated.

Mr. Scindia stated when the Congress got here to energy, aspirations of residents of the state rested squarely on the shoulders of Kamal Nath, however he ran a “corruption-riddled government during the span of 15 months”.

Accusing the Nath authorities of indulging in corruption in quite a few areas from “sand mining to liquor mafia”, Mr. Scindia stated the Congress dispensation “literally ridiculed and belittled” the aspirations of the folks.

“Not fulfilling any of the election promises left me no options but to look for a better governance mechanism for the people of the state. I firmly believe that the Shivraj Singh government would be able to provide that to the people under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and party president J.P. Nadda and Home Minister Amit Shah,” he stated.