Bhopal: All the 20 cabinet ministers of the Congress government present in Bhopal handed over their resignations to Chief Minister Kamal Nath at around 11.30 p.m. on Monday. The sources in the party say barring the eight ministers of Jyotiraditya Scindia camp have made way for Chief Minister Kamal Nath to reconstitute the ministry while the crisis showed no signs of being resolved at midnight.
State PWD Minister Sajjan Singh Verma told spoke to newsmen at around 11.40 p.m. that Congress would foil all the moves of the opposition to destabilise the democratically elected government.
Verma and MP Forest Minister Umang Singhar claimed that the Congress government in MP was in no danger.
On the other hand, Congress leader Jyotiraditya Scindia is learnt to have met senior BJP leaders including Home Minister Amit Shah in New Delhi and claimed that about 40 MLAs were with him.
State Commercial Taxes Minister Brijendra Singh Rathore and Power Minister Priyavrat Singh also confirmed that 20 cabinet ministers had resigned. Rathore still asserted that the Congress government in MP would complete five years in office.
Singhar said Scindia was very much with the Congress.
State Home Minister Bala Bachchan also claimed that since the council of ministers was to be reconstituted, it was a definite sign that the Congress government was totally safe. “All is well,” asserted Bachchan.
Addressing the meeting, Kamal Nath said: “I will not allow anyone to destabilize my government with the help of mafia.”
“I have dedicated all my life in serving the people, but BJP has indulged in immoral practices to topple the government,” Nath said.
My biggest strength is people’s faith and their love showered on me. I will not allow anyone to destabilize the government elected by the people, he said.
Earlier, the Chief Minister remained engaged in troubleshooting exercise to save his minority government on a sticky wicket after several MLAs flew at the instance of Jyotiraditya Scindia flew to Bengaluru.
