Kamal Nath News Live: Big Jolt To Congress Ahead Of Lok Sabha Polls? Indira Gandhi's 'Third Son' Tight-Lipped On Switch Rumors'
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Madhya Pradesh politics remained hot on Saturday, with rumors that veteran Congress leader Kamal Nath will join the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) with his son and Chhindwara MP Nakul Nath. Kamal Nath is in Delhi and will supposedly meet with BJP leaders, while his son Nakul Nath has deleted the Congress from his X bio.
Madhya Pradesh Congress leaders refuted the assertions, claiming that Kamal Nath has been a member of the party since the days of Jawaharlal Nehru and Indira Gandhi and will never leave Congress. Jitu Patwari, the Congress president, even referred to him as Indira Gandhi's third son.
"For the first time when Kamal Nath fought elections, then Indira Gandhi said that Kamal Nath is her third son...in the 45 years of political journey of Kamal Nath, in both our good times and bad times, he has been working with the party for the last 7 years as Madhya Pradesh Congress chief. I still remember when Scindia toppled the Congress govt in MP, all the Congress workers stood with Kamal Nath's leadership and ideology...the news that's speculating is baseless...can you imagine Indira Gandhi's third son leaving Congress? Can't think about something like that even in dreams..." Jitu Patwari said.
Sajjan Singh Verma, a close assistant of Kamal Nath, stated that when a "big politician" decides to cut links with his organisation, "all three factors work behind it." He stated that three things function in politics: "maan, apmaan, and swabhimaan (respect, insult, and self-respect)". Speaking with ANI, Singh stated: "When these factors are hurt, a person changes his decisions...When such a top politician who has done a lot for Congress and the nation in the last 45 years, thinks of moving away from his party, then all three factors work behind it." However, he stated that no decision has been made on Kamal Nath's departure from the Congress. "...right there is just speculation," he continued.
Rumours Around Kamal Nath Example Of How Media Can Be Misused: MP Congress Chief Jitu Patwari
"The rumours that Kamal Nath going to BJP, this is an example of how media can be misused. This was a conspiracy made against Kamal Nath. I spoke to him and he said that all these things are just rumours, and he is a Congress person and will continue to be a Congress person...he will continue to have Congress ideology till his last breath. This is his own thoughts, he said this." Madhya Pradesh Congress President Jitu Patwari told ANI.
#WATCH | On former MP CM and Congress leader Kamal Nath, Madhya Pradesh Congress President Jitu Patwari says, " The rumours that Kamal Nath going to BJP, this is an example of how media can be misused. This was a conspiracy made against Kamal Nath. I spoke to him and he said that… pic.twitter.com/C4iEB0AE7p
— ANI (@ANI) February 18, 2024
Kamal Nath's Focus Now On Caste Equations In Madhya Pradesh LS Seats, Says Congress Leader
"I had a discussion with Kamal Nath. He said that right now his focus is on how the caste equations will be on 29 Lok Sabha seats in Madhya Pradesh. He said that he has not thought about anything like leaving the party," Congress leader Sajjan Singh Verma told ANI.
#WATCH | Delhi: After meeting former Madhya Pradesh CM Kamal Nath, Congress leader Sajjan Singh Verma says, "I had a discussion with him (Kamal Nath). He said that right now his focus is on how the caste equations will be on 29 Lok Sabha seats in Madhya Pradesh. He said that he… pic.twitter.com/LPmTaGNSvX
— ANI (@ANI) February 18, 2024
Several Madhya Pradesh MLAs Loyal To Kamal Nath Reach Delhi
Several Madhya Pradesh MLAs loyal to Congress leader Kamal Nath reached Delhi amid speculation that he and his son Nakul Nath are set to join the BJP, news agency PTI reported.
Kamal Nath Neglected Since 2023 Assembly Polls: Former MP Minister Deepak Saxena
"Kamal Nath has been neglected since 2023 Assembly elections. No one would have thought that Bhupesh Baghel would lose. We lost in Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan where we didn't think we would lose. But why is only Kamal Nath being blamed for it," former Madhya Pradesh minister Deepak Saxena told PTI.
VIDEO | Here's what former Madhya Pradesh minister Deepak Saxena said on reports of senior Congress leader Kamal Nath joining the BJP.
— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) February 18, 2024
"Kamal Nath has been neglected since (2023 Assembly) elections. No one would have thought that Bhupesh Baghel would lose. We lost in… pic.twitter.com/CHokmkKaMN
'We Have Heard That...': Rajeev Shukla On Kamal Nath
On former MP CM and Congress leader Kamal Nath, party MP Rajeev Shukla says "We have heard that there is nothing like that..."
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