PCC chief race: Camps slug it out, step up gas on high command
Both Digvijaya Singh and Jyotiraditya Scindia factions are out exerting pressure on the party high command for a favourable decision.
While Digvijay Singh himself along with supporters gathered at the residence of former leader of Opposition in the State Assembly Ajay Singh, Scindia faction has increased pressure on the party by raising slogans in favour of Scindia at the PCC headquarters. Scindia is also reportedly camping in New Delhi.
On Friday, Scindia supporters raised slogans in his favour at PCC. Besides, Datia Congress president Ashok Dangi, a staunch loyalist of Scindia also tendered resignation opposing delay in Scindia’s elevation in MPCC.
The leader threatened that hundreds of workers would resign and would stage dharna at 24 Akbar Road if Scindia wasn’t promoted in party organisation soon.
Several Scindia loyalist ministers including Imarti Devi have backed his candidature openly in last few days.
In between a video of Scindia offering cryptic response to queries on him being in touch with BJP has also gone viral.
In Ujjain, at Mahakal temple, Scindia had declined to reply the query saying he was in temple and talking politics there wasn’t a great idea.
To add, MP political circles are abuzz with rumours that Scindia could well be switch over to BJP if not promoted to MPCC chief’s post. Meanwhile, on Friday with Chief Minister Kamal Nath had called on party interim chief Sonia Gandhi in New Delhi in the backdrop of Jyotiraditya Scindia reportedly giving party an ultimatum that he was open to ‘other options’ if he wasn’t elevated to the post of PCC chief in Madhya Pradesh.
