Senior Congress leader Digvijay Singh opting out of the All India Congress Committee presidential race sparked a war of words in his home State of Madhya Pradesh.
State Home Minister and senior BJP leader Narottam Mishra accused former Chief Minister and State Congress President Kamal Nath of scuttling Mr. Singh’s chances after Mr. Singh opted out of the race. In response, Mr. Nath advised Mr. Mishra to focus on the affairs of his own party.
“Mr. Nath is the State president and his so-called younger brother [Mr. Singh] [would have become] the national President, how is this possible?” said Mr. Mishra, taking a dig at the Congress which had “failed to elect a President in the past three years”.
