Madhya Pradesh Congress president and former Chief Minister Kamal Nath asserted that the people of the State will vote out the BJP as they are looking for a change. “I have been in politics for 45 years and can read their sentiments. People of Madhya Pradesh want change and the BJP is going to lose the elections by a huge margin,” Mr. Nath said.
The Congress veteran, in an interview with The Hindu, also categorically denied the charge that he was overtly playing the “Hindu card” in trying to woo voters by holding a programme of Dhirendra Shashtri, the head priest of Bageshwar Dham, a revered shrine in the State.
“As far as Bageshwar Dham Baba is concerned, if he announced a programme for Chhindwara, I can’t stop him. I happened to be here and attended it. It was a sarv dharam arti for all religions. He never spoke about Hindutva here, only talked about Kamal Nath and Chhindwara. What is the Hindutva here?” Mr. Nath asked.
