Amid the ongoing crisis in Punjab and Chhattisgarh, Union Minister Narendra Singh Tomar took a dig at the Congress saying that party leadership has become irrelevant.
Congress party is neither able to play the role of the opposition properly nor is it able to resolve the discord within the party, he said.
He further expressed confidence that the BJP would win all the three assembly seats and one Lok Sabha seat in the upcoming Madhya Pradesh bypolls.
Bypolls will be held for three assembly constituencies including Jobat in Alirajpur district, Prithvipur in Niwari district and Raigaon in Satna district of Madhya Pradesh. Bypolls will also be held for the Khandwa Lok Sabha constituency in Madhya Pradesh.
These remarks from the senior BJP leader come amid the ongoing turmoil in Punjab as well as Chhattisgarh units of Congress.
In Punjab, Navjot Singh Sidhu had tendered his resignation as Punjab Congress chief on September 28 as he was reportedly upset over the bureaucratic setup.
Another reason the cricketer-turned-politician was miffed was that his commands were not being followed after Cabinet expansion in Punjab.
Amarinder Singh’s resignation as Punjab Chief Minister and his recent statements ahead of assembly elections in the state is also a serious concern for Congress.
After the Captain stepped down from the top post, Charanjeet Singh Channi took oath as the 16th Chief Minister of Punjab on September 20.
Tendering his resignation, Amarinder Singh had told the media that the Congress leadership humiliated him. He had also taken a dig at Sidhu over his resignation as Punjab Congress Chief saying he is not a stable man.
To curb the infighting in the Punjab Congress, Sidhu was made PCC chief in July.
Similarly in Chhattisgarh, state health minister TS Singh Deo is demanding a change of guard in the state after the Bhupesh Baghel-led government completed two-and-a-half years in office in June.
Supporters of TS Singh Deo raised the issue of rotational chief ministership.
To extend their support to the current CM, more than a dozen Congress MLAs are now camping in Delhi.
