Top Congress leaders in Madhya Pradesh not willing to contest Lok Sabha polls: CM Mohan Yadav
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on Wednesday claimed top leaders of Congress are not willing to contest Lok Sabha elections in any of the 29 constituencies in the state and said people will reject the opposition party which had questioned the existence of Lord Ram. Rajesh Mishra, the BJP nominee from Sidhi constituency, has become the first candidate in MP to file his nomination papers on the day the notification for the first phase of Lok Sabha elections was issued.
«Congress has some tallest leaders in Madhya Pradesh but none of them is ready to contest the polls from 29 seats,» Yadav said while addressing a public meeting.
In the first phase of elections, scheduled for April 19, polling will be held in six seats in MP.
«Congress' candidates have not yet hit the ground whereas BJP 's Sidhi nominee, Rajesh Mishra, has become the first candidate in the state to file his nomination papers,» Yadav said.
Before addressing the public meeting, the chief minister and Mishra participated in a roadshow. The CM later accompanied the BJP nominee to Sidhi collector's office where he submitted his nomination papers.
The opposition Congress has fielded former minister and CWC member Kamleshwar Patel from Sidhi seat against Mishra.
In the 2019 general elections, the BJP virtually white-washed Congress in the central state by bagging 28 of the 29 constituencies, barring Chhindwara which was won by Congress' Nakul Nath.
Addressing the gathering, Yadav praised former prime minister (late) Atal Bihari Vajpayee for
