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Madhya Pradesh CM Mocks Gandhi Family Over Kerala Contests
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav made fun of the Gandhi family during a government programme.
He talked about Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra contesting elections from Wayanad in Kerala.
Yadav said earlier family members chose seats such as Rae Bareli and Amethi instead of Delhi.
He joked that the sea stopped them from contesting elections in Arab countries.
He also criticized Congress leaders over their comments about the judiciary and armed forces.
Yadav called Rahul Gandhi’s planned student programme in Indore a source of misinformation.
He said Congress should apologize for the earlier problems of dacoits and Naxalism in Madhya Pradesh.
During the event, he transferred money to women enrolled in the Ladli Behna scheme.
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav mocked Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra for contesting from Kerala’s Wayanad.
Yadav said the Nehru-Gandhi family chose seats such as Rae Bareli and Amethi rather than contesting from Delhi.
He joked that the sea prevented the family from reaching Arab countries to contest elections.
Yadav accused Congress leadership of questioning the judiciary and armed forces and criticized Rahul Gandhi’s planned Indore programme.
The chief minister transferred Rs 1,835 crore to more than 1.25 crore women beneficiaries under the Ladli Behna scheme.
- Who
- Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav, Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and the Nehru-Gandhi family.
- What
- Yadav criticized and mocked the Gandhi family’s election constituencies and Congress leadership.
- Where
- A government programme in Agar Malwa, Madhya Pradesh; Yadav also discussed an upcoming event in Indore and elections in Wayanad, Kerala.
- When
- September 13, a Sunday; the article does not specify the year.
- Why
- Yadav was criticizing Congress and its leadership while defending the Madhya Pradesh government’s record and policies.
Madhya Pradesh Government and BJP Position
Congress Position Referenced in the Remarks
Gandhi family election choices
Madhya Pradesh Government and BJP Position
Mohan Yadav portrayed the family’s contests outside Delhi, including in Wayanad, as evidence that its members moved beyond traditional constituencies in Uttar Pradesh.
Congress Position Referenced in the Remarks
The article does not provide a response from Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra or the wider Congress leadership to Yadav’s comments.
‘Chhatron ki Goonj’ programme
Madhya Pradesh Government and BJP Position
Yadav said Congress was spreading misinformation by claiming that the Madhya Pradesh government was not allowing the September 19 programme in Indore.
Congress Position Referenced in the Remarks
The article reports that Congress made the claim about government restrictions, but does not include further explanation from the party.
State government record
Madhya Pradesh Government and BJP Position
Yadav said the BJP government had eliminated dacoits and Naxalites from Madhya Pradesh and urged Rahul Gandhi to apologize for previous Congress governments’ failure to curb them.
Congress Position Referenced in the Remarks
The article does not include a Congress response to this assessment of previous state governments.
Key facts
- Speaker
- Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav
- Main target
- The Nehru-Gandhi family and Congress leadership
- Election constituency mentioned
- Wayanad, Kerala
- Previous constituencies mentioned
- Rae Bareli and Amethi in Uttar Pradesh
- Upcoming programme
- Congress’s September 19 ‘Chhatron ki Goonj’ programme in Indore
- Ladli Behna transfer
- Rs 1,835 crore transferred to more than 1.25 crore women beneficiaries
- Venue
- A government programme in Agar Malwa, Madhya Pradesh
Quotes
Mohan Yadav
Madhya Pradesh chief minister
“Gandhi should instead apologise to the people of Madhya Pradesh for the failure of previous Congress governments to curb the menace of dacoits and Naxalism. The BJP government has wiped out both dacoits and Naxalites from the state.”
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“…but brother simply does not agree. What can brother do? His name itself is Pappu. If his name is Pappu, he will work like Pappu. What can be done?”
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