Attacking the 18-year-old Shivraj Singh Chouhan-led BJP government in Madhya Pradesh, Congress national general secretary Priyanka Gandhi on July 21 appealed the people of the State to elect a strong government that could neither be “bought nor dislodged”.
Addressing a Jan Aakrosh or public anger rally in Gwalior, the home turf of her colleague-turned-opponent, Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia, Ms. Gandhi made a veiled reference to Mr. Scindia’s political switch over to the BJP that resulted in the fall of a Congress government in the State three years ago. The very foundation of the government that replaced the Congress regime was “faulty”, she said.
“This time, I feel that there is a wave of tremendous change in Madhya Pradesh and I urge you to make Congress win this time with a huge majority. Form such a strong government, which can neither be bought nor toppled, one that works for you day and night for five years and makes your future strong,” she said.
