'Bhukhe-Nange CM' insult for Shivraj Singh Chouhan gets FIR for Congress' Dinesh Gurjar

An FIR has been registered against Congress leer Dinesh Gurjar for allegedly calling Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan 'bhukhe-nange', under sections 171-G, 505 (2) & 188 of IPC in Ashoknagar district. Dinesh Gurjar h on Sunday said that Former CM Kamal Nath is a highly successful industrialist, whereas Shivraj Singh Chouhan who hailed from a poor background became wealthy at cost of farmers poverty.

"Kamal Nath is India's number two industrialist. Unlike Shivraj, he is t from a poverty-stricken household ("Bhuke Nange gharka"). Shivraj h 5 acres of land, w he has thousands of acres as he has been drinking farmers' blood," Gurjar h said.

Shivraj hits back at Congress leer

Hitting back at a Congress leer's jibe over his poor background, Mhya Presh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said he is t upset for being called "bhooka-nanga" but sees it as an affront to insult to millions of poor people. Shivraj Chouhan, whose seven-month-long government's fate hangs on upcoming bypolls in state, spoke to Republic Media Network's Editor-in-Chief Arnab Goswami where he said he is t surprised by such remark and inste takes pride in work his government has done for poor.

"This is Congress' culture. people born with a silver spoon, kw thing of poverty, hunger, or deprivation. Those who never walked in a vill or met villrs think it's ir birthright to deride people from rural areas. This is t an insult to one man but an insult to millions of poor people. I am t upset because my party is one of PM Narendra Modi who has worked for poor," Mhya Presh CM said.

"I am fine with being a 'bhooka' nanga and my best wishes to rich Gandhi family. You kept farmers in distress, we waived off ir debt. We worked to provide financial assistance to poor and deprived sections of society," MP CM ded, highlighting a long list of initiatives and welfare schemes for poor of state and Central government.

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Bypolls will be held in state on vember 3 to fill 28 seats in legislative assembly. Of se 28 vacancies, 22 arose after Congress MLAs along with senior Congress leer and former minister Jyotiritya Scindia broke away from Kamal Nath government and joined BJP. BJP which has 107 MLAs needs 9 more to reach half-way mark in house, while Congress with 88 needs to win all 28 seats if it hopes to return to power.

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