Congress leader sparks row over Bharat Mata ki Jai slogan

Mishra, who is the Congress’ poll observer for the state, claimed the incident was misconstrued and that she had only asked Congress workers not to raise slogans in favour of any candidate. Congress spokesperson Swarnim Chaturvedi also claimed that Mishra did not stop anyone from raising the Bharat Mata ki Jai slogan.

During the meeting of Congress workers of the Adarsh Nagar block on Monday, two factions clashed over the selection of candidates for the Rajasthan Assembly elections in front of Mishra and Jaipur unit president RR Tiwari.

Annoyed with the situation, Mishra advised party workers not to raise slogans in favour of their candidate.

Following this, the workers started raising the ‘Bharat Mata ki Jai’ slogan. Mishra intervened and said, “If you are fond of raising slogans, then raise the slogan of Congress Zindabad.”

In a video, some Congress workers were seen creating an uproar while others chanted ‘Bharat Mata ki Jai’.

BJP president J P Nadda accused the Congress of having no respect for either the country or the Constitution and constitutional institutions, and asked why it “hates” the chant ‘Bharat Mata ki Jai’.

The Congress is only concerned about the glorification of one special family, he alleged.

“Why do those who engage in political yatra in the name of ‘Bharat Jodo’ hate the chant ‘Bharat Mata ki Jai’ so much?” Nadda asked. However, Mishra, who represents Rampur Khas in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly, rubbished the allegation against her.

She said that “as an AICC (All India Congress Committee) observer, I had stopped workers from raising slogans in favour of any individual and said only slogans in favour of the party can be raised”. “Misconstruing the incident and publishing fabricated things is complete nonsense,” Mishra said.