Ex MP CM Kamal Nath reacts to EC revoking star-campaigner status: ‘Truth can be troubled’

Reacting to Election Commission (EC) revoking his star-campaigner status, ex-Mhya Presh Chief Minister Kamal Nath on Friday, said 'Truth can be troubled, t defeated'. Claiming that re was an attempt to stifle him, he appealed to citizens to realise truth. State assembly's 28 seats will go to by-polls on vember 3 and counting on vember 10. 

Kamal Nath: 'Truth can be troubled..'

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

EC revokes Kamal Nath's 'star campaigner'

Earlier in day, Election Commission of India (EC) revoked Nath's  'star campaigner' status after  repeated violation of Model Code of Conduct. 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. Nath h irked EC after her called BJP minister Imarti Devi 'item' .

On Monday, EC 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.

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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.

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

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.