EC revokes ex-CM Kamal Nath's 'star campaigner' status over 'item' jibe & other violations

After pulling up ex-Mhya Presh CM Kamal Nath for repeated violation of Model Code of Conduct, Election Commission of India (EC) on Friday, revoked his 'star campaigner' status. EC stated that if any campaign is done by Kamal Nath from w onwards, entire expenditure will be borne by candidate in whose constituency campaign is being undertaken. State assembly's 28 seats will go to by-polls on vember 3 and counting on vember 10. 

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EC revokes Kamal Nath's 'star campaigner'

Imarti Devi slams Kamal Nath's 'item' jibe: 'Used langu of drunkards & ragpickers'

EC pulls up Kamal Nath for 'item' jibe

On Monday, EC y ruled that Kamal Nath h violated its visory by describing BJP's Imarti Devi as "item". Dated April 29, 2019, visory re, "political parties and candidates to refrain from any deeds/actions/utterances that may be construed as being repugnant to hour and dignity of women". Moreover, it vised him to t use any such word or statement while making public utterances during period of Model Code of Conduct.

Apart from this case, Kamal Nath also faces FIRs in Gwalior, Datia fro violating COVID-19 SOPs in a rally. Mhya Presh High Court's Gwalior bench ordered an FIR against Union minister Narendra Singh Tomar and Nath for violation, restraining district magistrates from permitting physical campaigning unless it was proved that conducting virtual election campaign was t possible and Election Commission approved it in writing. BJP has moved SC, challenging this order.

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Kamal Nath calls Imarti Devi 'item'

Last Sunday, Nath referred to Scindia loyalist and minister Imarti Devi as an 'item', while dressing a rally in Dabra. Backing Congress candidate - Suresh Raje, he contrasted Raje's 'simple' nature to Imarti Devi's 'flipping' to BJP. He jokingly told people, 'you should have warned me of her nature'. Meanwhile, Congress leer Ajay Singh stirred ar controversy, calling Imarti Devi as 'Jalebi Devi' - referring to famous sweetmeat.

"Our candidate Suresh Raje is simple. He is t like that (Imarti Devi). You kw her better, you should have warned me. What an item (example) she was. So vote for Suresh Raje to keep Chambal & Gwalior futures secure," he said. Raje faces Imarti Devi for constituency seat in Dabra.

Taking action against Mhya Presh ex-CM Kamal Nath, BJP has filed a complaint with Election Commission against Nath for his 'item' remark against state's Minister of Women and Child Development Imarti Devi. CM Shivraj Chouhan held a 2-hour silent protest at Bhopal on Monday morning while several BJP workers burnt effigies of Kamal Nath. While ex-Congress chief Rahul Gandhi has rebuked Nath for his jibe, ex-MP CM has contended that context of his 'item' jibe was completely misunderstood.  Alleging that complaint was an "election driven narrative" of BJP, he stated that re was ill will and malice in his speech.

Use of 'item' violates visory:EC pulls up Kamal Nath, vises him t to use such a word