Kamal Nath News Live: Big Jolt To Congress Ahead Of Lok Sabha Polls? Indira Gandhi's 'Third Son' Tight-Lipped On Switch Rumors'
Kamal Nath News Live: Follow this space for all the latest updates pertaining to the possible switch of Congress Veteran Kamal Nath to BJP.
"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.
"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.
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 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.
On former MP CM and Congress leader Kamal Nath, party MP Rajeev Shukla says "We have heard that there is nothing like that..."
On being asked if Kamal Nath will join BJP, Congress leader Digvijaya Singh said: "...I am constantly in touch with Kamal Nath, the Congress leadership is having discussions with him. A person like him, who started with Congress, whom we all considered to be the third son of Indira Gandhi, has always supported Congress and has been a pillar of the Congress party. He was the cabinet minister in the Centre, State Congress Committee President and Chief Minister. He got all the posts. I don't think he will leave the party..."
On being asked if he is joining the BJP, former Madhya Pradesh CM and Congress leader Kamal Nath says "I said yesterday that if there is something like that, I will inform you all. I did not talk to anyone..."
The speculations around Kamal Nath joining BJP turned rife after a post shared by former Congress leader and BJP state spokesperson Narendra Saluja showed a picture of Kamal Nath, son Nakul Nath along with other leaders captioned as 'Jai Shree Ram'.
Here's the list of former Congress Chief Ministers who have joined the BJP:
Kiran Kumar Reddy
Captain Amarinder Singh
SM Krishna
Digambar Kamat
Vijay Bahuguna
Amid rumors that former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath may join the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) alongside his son Nakul Nath, the senior Congress leader has advised the media not to get too enthusiastic and has stated that he will notify the media if something like this happens.
On former MP CM and Congress leader Kamal Nath, Congress General Secretary in-charge Communications, Jairam Ramesh said: "...'Main sirf Kashi Vishwanath ki baat karta hoon, Kamal Nath ki nahi'..."
On former MP CM and Congress leader Kamal Nath, Shiv Sena UBT leader Sanjay Raut said: "People from our Shiv Sena and NCP's Ajit Pawar also left, what happened? These are disloyal and cowardly people who left due to fear of ED. People say things like Congress couldn't have lost the MP election but people like Kamal Nath sabotaged the election. But I don't think he'll leave Congress... Whoever wants can leave, it's not cowards and corrupt people who form a party but party workers... If someone wants to leave any party so that his son can win the election, can leave..."
Congress leader Kamal Nath landed in Delhi on Saturday, amid speculations that he is considering switching to the Bharatiya Janata Party ahead of the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. The Madhya Pradesh veteran, one of the most powerful Congress leaders after the Gandhi family, has not confirmed the major shift. More significantly, he hasn't refuted it. Read More
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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.
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