BJP leader and former Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan slammed Congress leader Digvijaya Singh for not casting his vote in the sixth phase of the Lok Sabha polls that were held on Sunday.
While addressing a rally
in Indore on sunday he said "Diggy Raja (Digvijaya Singh) behaved in a strange manner. He was so panicked that he did not go to cast his vote. Voting is our supreme duty in a democracy. For a person who was the chief minister for 10 years, failing to poll his vote shows his attitude towards democracy."
He also said that "I think another reason is that 'Diggy Raja' does not trust Kamal Nath. That is why he kept visiting polling stations himself."
Congress leader Digvijaya Singh on Sunday expressed regret over not being able to cast his ballot in Rajgarh district of Madhya Pradesh. He is contesting election against BJP candidate Sadhvi Pragya Thakur.
In an interview he said "I regret that I could not reach Rajgarh to cast my ballot. Next time I will ensure that my vote is registered in Bhopal."
A voter turnout of 62.02 per cent was recorded as millions came out to vote in the sixth phase of the Lok Sabha elections. The sixth phase of the Lok Sabha election was held in 59 parliamentary constituencies spread across seven states – Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, West Bengal, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Delhi and Jharkhand.
The Rajgarh and Bhopal Lok Sabha seats went to polls on Sunday, 12 May, in the sixth phase of the ongoing Lok Sabha elections. The votes will be counted on 23 May.
Digvijaya Singh is contesting from the Bhopal Lok Sabha seat against BJP's Pragya Singh Thakur. He is a registered voter in his hometown Raghogarh in the Rajgarh Lok Sabha seat. However, he did not cast his vote on Sunday.
