"Is this Modi's guarantee for MP": Congress slams BJP for picking Mohan Yadav as MP CM
Congress on Tuesday attacked the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) for picking Mohan Yadav as the next chief minister of Madhya Pradesh, alleging that there are many serious allegations against him including «large-scale manipulation» in the Ujjain masterplan. BJP on Monday announced Yadav, a leader of Other Backward Classes (OBC) and a three-time MLA, as the next chief minister of Madhya Pradesh.
The decision came after the party's legislative meeting in the state capital.
In a post in Hindi on X, Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh said, «Eight days after the election results, BJP elected the Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh, a person against whom there are many serious allegations including of large-scale manipulation in the Ujjain masterplan.»
«Out of the 872 acres of land reserved for Simhastha, his land was carved out by changing the land use,» the Congress leader alleged.
Many of Yadav's videos are also viral on social media in which he is seen abusing, threatening and making objectionable statements, Ramesh alleged.
Is this 'Modi's guarantee' for Madhya Pradesh, he asked.
Yadav, previously not viewed as a frontrunner for the Chief Minister position, is known for his proximity to the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS).
A three-time MLA and a significant figure among the Other Backward Classes (OBCs), constituting over 48 percent of the state's population, Yadav has held the Ujjain South assembly seat since his initial election in 2013, successfully retaining it in 2018 and 2023.
Before his recent appointment as Chief Minister, he served as the Minister of Higher Education in the outgoing cabinet led by Shivraj Singh Chouhan.
(With agency inputs)
