MP bypolls: Scindia mistakenly seeks votes for Congress
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A video has gone viral on social media.
In a slip of the tongue, BJP Rajya Sabha member Jyotiraditya Scindia requested individuals to vote for his former celebration Congress throughout a marketing campaign for the November 3 by-elections in Madhya Pradesh.
A video, by which Mr. Scindia is seen looking for votes for the Congress throughout a rally in favour of BJP candidate Imarti Devi from Dabra city in Gwalior, has gone viral on social media.
In the video, Mr. Scindia is heard saying, “My people of Dabra, raise your hand and make your fist to convince (state chief minister) Shivraj Singh and me, make us believe that you will press the ‘hand’ button on November 3.”
However, the BJP chief instantly amended his sentence and appealed to individuals to vote for the ‘kamal’ (lotus) image of the saffron celebration.
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Taking a dig on the goof-up, the state Congress’s Twitter deal with shared the video and mentioned, “Scindia ji, the people of Madhya Pradesh assure you that they will press the key (on EVM) of ‘Hath ka Panja’ (Congress’s symbol) on November 3.”
When contacted, state BJP spokesman Pankaj Chaturvedi instructed PTI that such a goof-up can occur by any particular person.
“It was a simple slip of the tongue and this can happen with anybody. Scindia immediately rectified. Everybody knows that he is a BJP leader,” he mentioned.
Mr. Scindia, 49, had joined Congress in 2002. After 18 years, he stop the celebration in March this yr.
As many as 22 MP Congress MLAs loyal to him additionally resigned, which introduced down the Kamal Nath-led state authorities.
Later, Mr. Scindia and his loyalists joined the BJP.
Bypolls to a complete of 28 seats within the state can be held on November 3.
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