NEW DELHI: The Congress party suffered a major setback on Tuesday when one of its senior leaders Jyotiraditya Scindia resigned from the party along with 22 Congress MLAs from Madhya Pradesh. The Congress in the evening asserted that it has the support of required MLAs to prove majority in the state assembly and the government is not under any sort of threat.
Here are the latest developments from the day —
Govt has no threat, we will prove majority in assembly, says Congress
“Meeting (legislative part meet) was good. All Congress MLAs, including independents, were present. We have the number, we’ll fight this together. The government has no threat, we will prove the majority in the Assembly,” said Congress leader Shobha Oza. Congress leader Laxman Singh seconded Oza’s remarks. “Congress is ready to fight back if the need arises. We have 94 MLAs, nobody can break the morale of the party,” he said.
Congress accuses Scindia of ‘satisfying personal ambitions’
In a resolution passed in the Congress legislative party meet in Bhopal, the party leadership slammed Scindia’s decision to quit the party. “Congress legislative party condemns the unfortunate manner in which attempt has been made to insult the people’s mandate by satisfying the personal ambitions of Jyotiraditya Scindia,” the resolution read. ‘Around 100’ MLAs including four Independents attended meeting, a minister said.
BJP legislative party meeting underway in Bhopal
A BJP legislative party meeting is underway at the party office in Bhopal. Union minister and MP from Damoh,
