Letter war between BJP, Congress ahead of PM Modi's MP visit

by IANS |

Bhopal, June 26 (IANS) A war of 'letters' began between the ruling BJP and the opposition Congress ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to poll-bound Madhya Pradesh.

Senior leaders of both the political parties on Monday wrote letters on different issues accusing each side.

First, a letter was written by senior BJP leader and state Home Minister Narottam Mishra to state Congress president Kamal Nath. In his letter, Mishra accused Karnataka Minister Priyank Kharge of "promoting cow slaughter" and has sought Kamal Nath's reply on his statement.

Mishra said Kamal Nath claimed to have set up several cowsheds during his 15-month Congress government in Madhya Pradesh, and on the other side, a minister of the Congress-led Karnatka government was "promoting cow slaughter" and pressuring police to put cow protectors into jail.

"Soon after coming to power, the Congress led Karnataka government scrapped anti-conversion law. The anti-conversion law was established to protect the rights of Hindu women. Now, a Congress minister is promoting cow slaughter in Karnataka. In my letter, I have asked MP president Kamal Nath to clear his view on this issue," Mishra said.

Senior Congress leader and the Leader of Opposition (LoP) Govind Singh. Singh, who is MLA from Lahar Assembly constituency in Bhind district, wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and has sought a meeting with him during his visit to Bhopal on Tuesday.

In his letter, Singh has highlighted the incident of Mahakal Lok corridor issue, where six Saptarshi idols fell on ground due to a thunderstorm last month. "PM Modi is coming to Bhopal on Tuesday, therefore, I have requested him to allow me to meet him. I want to tell him something secret about the Mahakal Lok corridor issue," Singh said.

Interestingly, the letter war ahead of PM Modi's arrival to poll-bound Madhya Pradesh began from both ruling and opposition sides. Notably, the assembly constituencies of both these political rivals - Mishra and Singh -- share borders and also they are considered good friends.