'FRIENDSHIP IN DELHI, WRESTLING IN STATES', CHOUHAN TAKES JIBE AT I.N.D.I.A

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Friday took a dig at the INDIA bloc after its constituents fielded candidates against each other in assembly polls, saying the opposition grouping is driven by the motto of "friendship in Delhi and wrestling in states".

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INDIA members Congress, the Samajwadi Party (SP) and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) have separately announced candidates for the November 17 assembly polls in Madhya Pradesh, clearly indicating the bloc is not working at state-level.

Upset with the Congress for not conceding any seat so far for the SP in Madhya Pradesh, its president chief Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday hinted the grand old party could get the same treatment from his outfit in Uttar Pradesh.

In stinging remarks that exposed chinks in the opposition INDIA grouping, Yadav said the Congress leadership should not allow its "small leaders" to comment on his party.

The SP and the AAP have announced candidates on multiple seats for polls in the BJP-ruled state, which has a 230-member assembly. Latching on to apparent cracks in the recently formed bloc of more than two dozen parties, Chouhan dubbed it an incoherent coalition and called it 'ghamandia' (arrogant).