New Delhi: Former Chief Minister Kamal Nath spoke to ABP News on Sunday throughout the Madhya Pradesh Shikhar Sammelan being held on the event of the BJP authorities finishing one yr of rule within the state.
The Kamal Nath Government resigned final yr in March because it turned clear that the Congress wouldn’t be capable of show a majority within the Assembly. Ending the month-long political disaster, BJP shaped the federal government with Shivraj Singh Chouhan changing into the chief minister.
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When requested about Congress dropping energy within the state, Kamal Nath mentioned: “In 2018, people of Madhya Pradesh elected us to power but ‘soudebaazi ki sarkar’ took over and has been ruling for one year”.
Stating how he was conscious of the ‘soudebazi’ (buying and selling), he added: “This is dangerous for democracy. I could have done the same since I was the CM but I didn’t want to do it”.
When requested about Congress’ poor efficiency within the by-election, the previous MP CM repeatedly raised questions on the legitimacy of EVM, difficult Centre to conduct polls by way of ballots.
He claimed that individuals got here to him promising that outcomes could be mounted and he believes that EVM tampering could be completed. He alleged that BJP purposefully prevented meddling with votes throughout meeting elections in order to not be caught doing the identical throughout the Lok Sabha elections in 2019.
Message To Scindia & Other Congress Deflectors
The Congress authorities was toppled as Jyotiraditya Scindia resigned alongside along with his loyalists and deflected to the saffron social gathering. Talking concerning the act, he mentioned that these deflectors indulged in buying and selling and a few even turned ministers. “Congress has no place left for those who have left, they won’t be welcome even if they wished to come back,” he added.
When requested about insurgent ‘G-23’ leaders like Kapil Sibal, Ghulam Nabi Azad and Raj Babbar, Kamal Nath defended them by saying that “they are talking about improving Congress and strengthening the party. They are my friends, we have discussions. Their aim is to take congress in a new direction”.
Will He Contest In Race To Became Next Congress President?
Meanwhile, he has maintained a diplomatic stance on whether or not the subsequent Congress president ought to be somebody apart from the Gandhi members of the family.
“We have an internal election in June, we’ll decide then. Outsiders are worried about who will become Congress president, someone from Gandhi family or other than Gandhi family – either will be alright,” he mentioned.
“Everyone trusts Rahul Gandhi, he resigned as the president himself,” he responded when requested if Rahul has misplaced the belief of social gathering members.
On being requested if he’s keen on changing into Congress president, he replied: “I am not in any race, I have no interest in coming to Delhi”.
Finally, when requested about BJP alleging corruption throughout Congress rule, the previous CM defended his authorities by alleging {that a} mafia is working within the state after BJP took over.
