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Updated May 24th, 2021 at 12:36 IST

Why are you watching blindly like Dhritarashtra?: MP CM pans Sonia over Kamal Nath remarks

MP CM Shivraj Chouhan questioned interim Congress president Sonia Gandhi's silence on his predecessor Kamal Nath's 'Aag Laga Do' and 'Indian Corona' comments.

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Shivraj Chouhan, Congress
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On Monday, MP CM Shivraj Chouhan questioned Congress president Sonia Gandhi's silence on his predecessor Kamal Nath's 'Aag Laga Do' and 'Indian Corona' comments. Addressing the media, he lamented that the Congress party was planning to spread unrest in Madhya Pradesh instead of helping the people during the pandemic. Asking whether Nath had made the controversial remarks on the Rae Bareli MP's approval, Chouhan compared her stance to that of 'Dhritarashtra'. Thereafter, he urged the Congress chief to take action against Kamal Nath. 

MP CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan remarked, "I want to ask Madam Sonia Gandhi whether she agrees with his 'Aag Laga do' comment. Has Kamal Nath given this statement after her approval? Does she approve of the 'Indian Corona' comment? Has this comment been given after her approval? Is 'Aag Lagana' Kamal Nath's idea or has this instruction been relayed by you? If this is Kamal Nath's thinking, why are you watching blindly like Dhritarashtra? Take action. And if you approve this, then let the country know so that the country can understand the thinking of the Congress party."

"Congress is preparing to set the state on fire. Kamal Nath, you will have to answer. When it was the occasion to fight together, you are celebrating death? You are spreading unrest in the state? The pandemic is a war-like situation. Instead of cooperating with the government and helping the people during the war, your party wants to create unrest in the state," he said. 

Kamal Nath sparks controversy

The trouble for Kamal Nath started when MP BJP president VD Sharma shared a 20-second-long video on May 21 wherein the former is seen urging Congress workers to 'set fire' in order for the farmers to 'get justice'. He is heard saying, "You people have to set fire. I had said this is an opportunity to set fire. Let there be justice for farmers...The second task is to set fire". Even as this comment drew widespread criticism, another contentious video featuring the former CM surfaced in which he allegedly juxtaposed India's global image with the COVID-19 outbreak. Subsequently, an FIR was registered against him in Bhopal. 

In the video released by BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra on May 22, Nath stated, "We would say China, Chinese Corona, Chinese Corona. If you remember, when it started in January 2020, they would say this Corona is from China, it was made in a laboratory and it came from a particular city. Where have we reached today? Today, the world calls it Indian corona. You have seen that the British PM said that cancel all flights as we are scared of Indian Corona. They have banned the entry of students and the people working there owing to the fear that they will bring Indian corona. India is recognized in the world today because of this. Forget my country is great, now India has become COVID. You cannot fool anyone by suppressing this."

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Published May 24th, 2021 at 12:36 IST

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