New Delhi: New Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath’s remark that youth from Bihar and Uttar Pradesh were taking away jobs in the state came under attack on Tuesday by several political parties, including its allies, who demanded that Congress President Rahul Gandhi clarify the issue.
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) went after Gandhi and Kamal Nath, accusing the Congress of indulging in “divisive politics”.
Gandhi, who was asked about the remark, said he was not aware of the issue and he would discuss and get back to the media.
Taking umbrage at Kamal Nath’s assertions, BJP national General Secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya accused the Congress of playing divisive politics.
“Kamal Nath was born in Uttar Pradesh and it doesn’t suit him to speak against people of the state where he was born. It is unfortunate that the Congress is indulging in divisive politics seeking to pit one region against the other,” said Vijayvargiya.
Union Minister Giriraj Singh also demanded Kamal Nath’s and Gandhi’s apology.
Giriraj Singh said Nath was speaking the language of MNS chief Raj Thackeray and demanded Gandhi’s apology for the remark. He said people of Bihar and Uttar Pradesh contributed their mite to wherever they went and wanted to know whether India was a union of states or not.
His colleagues Kiren Rijiju said this was not acceptable while Ravi Shankar Prasad said it was unfortunate. — IANS
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