Scindia takes gloves off; slams Kamal Nath-Digvijaya Singh & reveals Deputy CM offer

As game of political mudslinging continues in Madhya Pradesh with senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh and former Congress-turned-BJP MP Jyotiraditya Scindia trading barbs with each or, latter has responded to Digvijaya's remark on him questioning his credibility in politics as he switched allegiance to BJP in March 2020 despite being close to Congress top leadership including Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi.

While speaking at BJP's three-day-long membership drive, Scindia said he understood in a span of fifteen months that Kamal Nath and Digvijaya Singh will ruin Congress government. For first time, he publicly admitted that Congress had offered him post of Deputy Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh but he had turned down offer as he decided to work for people.

"Congress top leadership had offered me Deputy Chief Minister's post. Instead, I decided to work for people," he said.

In March this year, Digvijaya Singh had also said that Scindia was offered post of MP Deputy Chief Minister, but Kamal Nath had refused to accept a "chela".

Scindia alleged that Congress had betrayed people of state with false promises with purpose of coming to power.

"Former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi had promised that farm loans of up to Rs 2 lakh will be waived within 10 days or else chief minister will be sent back on eleventh day," he said.

"Congress betrayed people with false promises like waiver of farm loan in 10 days in order to come to power in state."

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Digvijaya's criticism of Scindia

Scindia's stern remarks on Congress comes as Digvijaya Singh on Sunday hit out at Scindia saying that he left Congress even as party had given him "so much". Digvijaya added that leaving Congress was t expected from Scindia and his move has dented credibility in politics.

Digvijaya's criticism of Scindia came on day ruling BJP claimed that as many as 35,843 Congress cadres joined ruling party in last two days of its three-day membership drive underway in Gwalior. Gwalior-Chambal is a stronghold of Scindia. Digvijaya, however, claimed that Congress has grown even stronger in Gwalior-Chambal region after exit of Scindia from Congress.

BJP's membership drive is supposed to culminate on Monday. Congress, which had held a protest against BJP's membership drive when it was launched on Saturday, organised a 'dharna' at Rani Lakshmi Bai memorial in Gwalior on Sunday.

After taking part in protest, Digvijaya Singh said, " Congress has given so much to Scindia, still he left party. It was t expected of him. This has dented credibility in politics."

" massive protest of thousands of Congress cadres on Saturday against BJP's big membership drive on its opening day, speaks of fact that party has grown stronger after Scindia's exit," he added.

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