Pachauri finds helping hand in Scindia

Bhopal, May 09: In the election bound state, PCC Chief Suresh Pachauri has found a helping hand in Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia. Two months ago, when Pachauri had assumed office, it seemed that Madhya Pradesh was his own battle field. And no other senior leader was ready to join hands with.

Union Minister Kamal Nath having several official commitment, busy in departmental works and most of the time abroad. However, he had managed to campaign in Betul by-election in favour of Congress candidate. It is otherwise that his efforts did not turn fruitful. Similarly, Union Minister Kantilal Bhuria is also engaged in official responsibilities. Another Union Minister Arjun Singh is unable to visit Madhya Pradesh due to his health problems. In past one year, he has occasionally visited his home state. Similarly, former Chief Minister and AICC General Secretary Digvijay Singh is unable to concentrate more on Madhya Pradesh, as he is in charge of Uttar Pradesh and he has to remain there.

Even former PCC Chief Subhash Yadav is away from the state, as has been given responsibility of campaigning in Karnataka assembly elections. Another senior party leader Satyavrat Chaturvedi, who hails from Chhatarpur and a Rajya Sabha Member from Uttarakhand, is shouldering responsibility of AICC Spokesman. On the other hand, Scindia, despite being Union Minister of State for Communication and Information Technology, continues to devote time for the state. Time and again he has reiterated that he is committed for the development of Madhya Pradesh. He has always been with the Madhya Pradesh Congress, no matter, whether it was led by former president Subhash Yadav or present chief Suresh Pachauri.

Several times, he shared dais with Subhash Yadav in the programmes orgnaised by MPCC. His presence in state capital on Friday also witnessed his working along with PCC chief Pachauri. Scindia has been playing a bigger role by being consistent. Gwalior by-election was the first time when it was Scindia versus Scindia, when he campaigned against his aunt Yashodhara Raje Scindia. It was a whole-hearted campaign. The outcome did not favour him or Congress, but it did not dishearten him. Later, he campaigned for Shivpuri by-election, which bore fruits. It has been witnessed that after becoming minister or AICC office bearer, the leaders keep themselves away from the state, but for Scindia development of Madhya Pradesh seems to be better engagement.