Bhopal: Your presence will impact voters in Nimar, says Kamal Nath to Rahul Gandhi

Bhopal: Your presence will impact voters in Nimar, says Kamal Nath to Rahul Gandhi

Staff ReporterUpdated: Wednesday, May 29, 2019, 08:53 AM IST
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Bhopal: Congress is banking big on OBC votes to dislodge BJP in the state. Congress state chief Kamal Nath has written to party national president Rahul Gandhi inviting him to a programme organised to pay homage to former deputy Chief Minister Subhash Yadav on his death anniversary.

Nath’s letter has triggered a controversy with BJP terming it as an insult to Yadav. Inviting Rahul to the event, Nath, with an aim to woo OBC votes, has claimed his presence will have positive impact on voters of 61 seats in NimarMalwa region. He maintained that appearance of the party president in programme organised to pay tribute former Congress stalwart will influence backward classes in the state.

He has also written to cover the programme under Congress’ ‘Samvidhaan Bachao, Desh Bachao’ campaign. Former Congress state president Arun Yadav, son of Subhash Yadav, however, did not find anything wrong in the letter. Rahul Gandhi has been invited to make the programme of death anniversary of his father, a big event, maintained Yadav. He further said that discussion with Rahul Gandhi regarding his participation in the programme would be held during his Mandsaur visit on June 6.

However, not ready to let go the opportunity, BJP alleged that Nath’s letter was insult to former deputy CM. BJP spokesman Rajnish Agarwal said Nath inviting Rahul in tribute-paying programme is an insult to Yadav from election point of view. Agarwal said organising a tribute-paying ceremony for the sake of vote bank showed the reality of Nath.

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