Kailash Vijayvargiya on Digvijaya Singh's 'votes via ballot paper' remark

Chhindwara (Madhya Pradesh): Madhya Pradesh minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Kailash Vijayvargiya has taken a dig at veteran Congress leader Digvijaya Singh over the latter's proposal to conduct voting through ballots, stating that Singh should first think about saving his Rajgarh seat in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.

Digvijaya Singh had recently said that he was working to get 400 people to file nominations from his constituency so that polling could be conducted through the ballot paper.

When asked about Singh's remark, Vijayvargiya told ANI in Chhindwara, "Digvijaya Singh should first save his Rajgarh seat... Unki daal bahut patli hai (He does not have a strong position) and thus wants to garner sympathy from people by travelling on foot wearing a dhoti and kurta in his constituency."

The veteran Congress leader had on Sunday said that he was working to get 400 people to file nominations from his constituency so that polling could be conducted through the ballot papers.

"There is a way if you want the elections to be conducted through ballot paper here. If 400 candidates contest from one seat, the polls will be conducted through ballot paper. I am preparing for that," Singh said while speaking at a street meeting at Kachnaria village in Rajgarh on Sunday.

Singh also gave details on the security deposit that has to be deposited by candidates who are willing to contest. "Those who are not from the reserved category have to deposit Rs 25,000 as security and those from SC/ST categories have to deposit Rs 12,500. This will lead to having one seat in the country where elections will be held through ballot paper," Singh said.

"We can win this election this time because people are fed up with this government," he added. Lok Sabha elections in Madhya Pradesh is scheduled to be held in the first four phases of the total seven phases dated April 19, April 26, May 7, and May 13. The election will be held in Rajgarh in the third phase on May 7 along with seven other parliamentary seats in the state.

(ANI)