"This is a govt of scams": Former Madhya Pradesh CM Kamal Nath takes jibe at BJP

Nath also said that there is corruption everywhere in the state.

Speaking to ANI, Congress leader Nath said, "This is a government of scams. They (state BJP-goverment) should answer if there is any place where there is no corruption."

Currently, there is an uproar in the state in connection with the MP nursing college scam. Even during the budget day, the opposition congress party leaders were chanting slogans and creating chaos in the state assembly regarding the same.

They were raising slogans and were demanding the resignation of state minister Vishwas Sarang in connection with the nursing college scam.

Meanwhile, when asked about the Amarwada bypoll, Nath said that he was engaged in the election campaign for the bypoll, he was in Chhindwara and again he would again go there.

Last month, the Election Commission announced the date to hold bye-elections to fill vacancies in 13 assembly constituencies of seven states. These seats were vacant due to the resignations or deaths of the sitting MLAs. The elections will be conducted on July 10 and the counting of the votes will be done on July 13.

Amarwada assembly seat in Madhya Pradesh became vacant after sitting MLA Kamesh Shah switched sides from the Congress party to the Bharatiya Janata Party ahead of Lok Sabha election in March this year.

Shah took the membership of the BJP along with his wife Madhavi Shah and sister Kesar Netam in the presence of CM Mohan Yadav, state BJP chief VD Sharma and others at CM House on March 29.

Kamlesh Shah is contesting the bypoll from Amarwada assembly seat on BJP symbol while the Congress party has fielded Dhiren Shah Inwati from the seat.

Notably, Chhindwara has been the stronghold of Kamal Nath and the Congress party. There are a total seven assembly seats in Chhindwara district, and all the MLAs were from the Congress party. But after Kamlesh Shah joined the BJP, now the Congress party is left with six MLAs in the district. (ANI)