Bhopal, June 10 (IANS). mPolitical controversy broke out after the nomination of Congress candidate Meenakshi Natarajan for the Rajya Sabha elections in Dhya Pradesh was cancelled. Congress leaders have taken to the streets and staged a sit-in outside the Election Commission office in Bhopal throughout the state. Veteran Congress leader Digvijay Singh said that the cancellation of Meenakshi’s Rajya Sabha nomination papers is illegal. This is sheer ‘seat stealing’.
Congress leader Digvijay Singh wrote on social media platform
Earlier, former Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh Kamal Nath wrote in the ‘
The Congress party said that the Election Commission canceled the nomination of Congress Rajya Sabha candidate Meenakshi Natarajan without any reason. This is a direct attack on democracy, an attack on Baba Saheb’s Constitution. We will not allow democracy to be murdered at any cost. At the same time, many leaders of the state along with Madhya Pradesh Congress incharge Harish Chaudhary, party state president Jitu Patwari and CLP leader Umang Singhar staged a protest outside the Election Commission office in protest against the cancellation of nominations. They remained on strike throughout the night. Jitu Patwari said in the ‘
–IANS