New Delhi:

Amid a buzz within the political corridors over former Madhya Pradesh chief minister Kamal Nath quitting the Congress and becoming a member of the BJP, the veteran chief has eliminated the “Jai Shri Ram” flag which was hoisted atop his residence.

The flag was reportedly seen on the roof of Mr Nath’s residence in Delhi yesterday.

Rumours of Mr Nath and his son, Nakul Nath, leaving the grand outdated get together have been doing the rounds for the previous few weeks.

They intensified on Saturday when Kamal Nath arrived in Delhi and his son, the lone Congress MP from Madhya Pradesh, reportedly dropped the get together’s identify from his bio on social media. There was hypothesis that Mr Nath would meet the BJP management within the nationwide capital.

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In keeping with sources, Kamal Nath is upset over his removing from the Madhya Pradesh Congress chief submit after the get together’s crushing defeat to the BJP within the meeting election held final yr.

The Congress, nevertheless, has denied experiences of Mr Nath leaving the get together, citing his lengthy affiliation with it and stressing the truth that former prime minister Indira Gandhi had referred to as him her “third son” whereas campaigning for him in Madhya Pradesh’s Chhindwara, a constituency he represented as an MP for 9 phrases.

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His successor, Jitu Patwari, on Sunday stated that Mr Nath isn’t becoming a member of the BJP.

“I had a chat with Kamal Nath ji who informed me that the experiences floating within the media have been a part of a conspiracy. He informed me he was a Congressman and can stay within the Congress,” Mr Patwari informed the information company PTI.

“His relationship with the Gandhi household is unshakable. He has lived with the ideology of Congress and can stay with it until the tip. That is what he informed me,” he added.