Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh political crisis is deepening with Congress leader Jyothiraditya Scindia going ‘not reachable’.
However, senior Congress leader and MP Digvijay Singh has said that Scindia is suffering from swine flu.
“We tried to contact Scindia ji, but it is being said that he has swine flu, so haven’t been able to speak to him,” Singh said adding that any person who tries to disrepect the voters’ mandate in Madhya Pradesh will get a befitting reply.
At least 17 Congress legislators including six ministers loyal to Scindia flew to Bengaluru in Karntaka.There are reports that even Scindia met BJP top brasses and told them that 40 MLAs are with him.
Twenty ministers in the Madhya Pradesh cabinet resigned last night after Chief Minister Kamal Nath tried resolving the crisis with plans for a cabinet rejig and now it is said that the BJP has called its MLAs to Bhopal for a show of strength today evening.
“I won’t let those forces succeed which are creating instability with mafia’s help… which are creating instability in government, a government created by people of Madhya Pradesh,” Kamal Nath was quoted as saying by news agency ANI.
In the 230-member state assembly, the Kamal Nath government has 120 MLAs, just four over the majority mark of 116. 114 are from the Congress, two from the BSP, one Samajwadi Party and four are independents.
The BJP has 107 MLAs and two seats are currently vacant. If 17 exit, the Congress, which will be left with 97 MLAs, will lose its second state since Karnataka.
