Madhya Pradesh polls: Congress leader Arun Yadav’s distasteful ‘father’ comment on PM Modi sparks controversy

New Delhi: Before the important assembly elections in Madhya Pradesh, the tussle between the Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party is increasing. Former Madhya Pradesh Congress Committee chief Arun Yadav said on Wednesday that any BJP leader campaigning in the state will not return to power. Yadav made a distasteful comment on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s deceased father, saying “even if PM’s father visits MP, it will not affect the winds of Congress support”.

“Modi ji can come. His superiors, if any, may come. Nadda ji is coming here anyway. Modi’s father can also come here if he wants, we have no objection. But there is a wind of support for the Congress in Madhya Pradesh, for a change – we can clearly see it,” Arun Yadav can be heard saying in the video from a press conference on Wednesday.

#Watch , Bhopal | “Modi ji can come. His seniors, if any, can come. Nadda ji is coming anyway. Modi’s father can also come here if he wants, we have no objection. But Congress leaders in Madhya Pradesh The wind is blowing in favor. Change – we can see it clearly,” says the former … pic.twitter.com/eK1biTIXMt– ANI MP/CG/Rajasthan (@ANI_MP_CG_RJ) June 14, 2023

BJP hit back at Yadav

Reacting to Arun Yadav’s comment, Union Minister Mahendra Nath Pandey said, “BJP will win and that too under the leadership of PM Modi.” Notably, BJP president JP Nadda is scheduled to visit Madhya Pradesh ahead of the state assembly elections later this year.

The Congress ruled for 15 months between late 2018 and early 2020 when the Congress government was toppled in March with the help of Jyotiraditya Scindia, except for the BJP’s almost uninterrupted tenure in power in the state since 2003 Is.

Scindia resigned from the Congress and joined the BJP in March 2020 and his move brought down the Kamal Nath government 15 months after its formation, paving the way for the BJP to form the government.