Chhindwara (Madhya Pradesh) [India] : Reacting to Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia calling Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi a “part-time leader”, former Madhya Pradesh CM and state Congress president Kamal Nath said that what Scindia used to say for Shivraj Singh and the Prime Minister when he was in Congress is not “erased.”
“What Jyotiraditya Scindia used to say for Shivraj Singh and PM when he was in Congress, is not erased. Now, he is saying for Congress what he used to say for them,” former MP CM said on Thursday.
The war of words between Scindia and Priyanka Gandhi started when the Congress leader on Wednesday attacked her former party colleague, saying that the latter is “short in height but is high on arrogance”.
Priyanka Gandhi, addressing a public rally in Datia, Madhya Pradesh, also took a swipe at Scindia, calling him a ‘traitor’.
“All of their leaders are a little weird. First, our Scindia…I have worked with him in UP (Uttar Pradesh). Actually, his height is a little short but in arrogance, ‘waah bhai waah’…Any worker who used to go to him says that we have to call him Maharaj and if we don’t say that, our issues will not be addressed. He followed his family’s tradition well. Many have betrayed but they have betrayed the public of Gwalior and Chamba…He made the government fall,” Priyanka Gandhi said.
Hitting back at Priyanka Gandhi, Scindia slammed Vadra in a post on X, saying that those comparing ability with height to teach a lesson on ego should first see the mirror.
“As she is the part-time leader, I do not expect her to have the ability to understand the difference between these two traditions–the sons of which family sacrificed their lives to protect Mother India from the Afghans, the Mughals and the Britishers–and who gave Indian land as a gift to China. The second generation of which family had imposed an emergency in the greed for power? And even today, the present generation of which family is defaming the country by going to foreign forums?… Before teaching a lesson to the ego that weighs ability with height, please take a look in the mirror yourself.” Scindia said.
The union minister further said that the Scindia family has always changed the rule of corruption and those who betray the people.
“Priyanka Gandhi ji, who called Gwalior Chambal as “Gwalior Chamba” during her speech, needed written lines on a pamphlet to attack my family. One could get an idea of her thinking and understanding of Gwalior Chambal from her statement,” said Scindia.
Scindia further urged the people of Madhya Pradesh to ‘teach a lesson’ to Congress.
“I request the people of Gwalior-Chambal to respond to this insult and low-level speech by voting on November 17 and teaching a lesson to the Congress Party,” he added.
Notably, the last state assembly polls in 2018 saw the Congress coming to power, with veteran leader Kamal Nath taking oath as the chief minister.
Nonetheless, a political upheaval rocked the state in 2020 after then-Congressman Jyotiraditya Scindia, along with 22 loyalist MLAs, switched over to the BJP camp.
Madhya Pradesh is one of the five states set to undergo polls in one phase on November 17 and the counting of votes will take place on December 3.