‘Tear My Son’s Clothes If He Does Not Deliver,’ Says Kamal Nath

This is the first time that Nakul Nath is fighting for the Chhindwara seat of Madhya Pradesh.

Madhya Pradesh CM Kamal Nath with his son Nakul Nath.

(Photo Courtesy: Twitter/@NakulNath)

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath, campaigning for his son in Dhanora, Chhindwara on Saturday, 21 April, said that people can “tear Nakul Nath’s clothes, if he does not deliver.”

This is the first time that Nakul is fighting for the Chhindwara seat of Madhya Pradesh, which goes into polling in the fourth phase of 17th Lok Sabha elections on 29 April.

Referring to his 40-year-old association with the region, the senior Congress leader said that he has now assigned the task of serving the people of Chhindwara to his son, so that his work for Madhya Pradesh continues.

“I am where I am because of the love and strength you gave me,” added Kamal.

Talking about the absence of the new Congress candidate for the region, the 72-year-old Congress leader said:

“Nakul is not here today but he will serve you. I have given him the responsibility. Take him to task and tear his clothes if he does not deliver.”

Kamal Nath was addressing an election rally in Dhanora village which comes under the Amarwada Assembly seat, about 65 kms from Chhindwara district headquarters.

“We will start a new journey and create history,” he told the locals.

The Chief Minister himself, is contesting the bypolls in the Chhindwara Assembly constituency as per the legal requirement for being a member of the legislative assembly (MLA) for running the state government.

He said that it is because of his continuous efforts that the district has a “distinct identity” when development is concerned.

Having served for nine terms, and now vacating the seat for his son, Kamal Nath has been the longest serving Member of Parliament (MP) from this Lok Sabha constituency.

‘Demonetisation Was a Gimmick’

The MP CM took a jibe at the Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and said that his promises of ensuring Rs 15 lakh in every Indian citizen’s bank accounts, steps against black money and the decision of demonetisation were just "gimmicks and frauds."

“They (Modi and Chouhan) scream we did this, we did that but tell me if they did anything for you?” said Kamal Nath, alleging that the two leaders misled the people.

Modi "harassed" every section of society and under BJP government's watch, and he alleged that farmers in Madhya Pradesh were shot at and their livelihood was hit too.

"I want to tell Modiji that while there are no 'acche din' (good days) for the common man, his (Modi's) days are going to end soon," he said.

Hitting out at the previous BJP government in the state, he charged they “kicked the farmer in the stomach and pointed a gun at his chest.”

In Madhya Pradesh in the last general elections, the BJP had won 26 seats while Congress had secured three.

(With inputs from PTI)