Not red carpet, but Madhya Pradesh Congress conflict is on red alert

The internal strife within the Madhya Pradesh Congress has reached alarming proportions, with both party leadership and grassroots workers expressing open dissent against State Congress President Jitu Patwari and State In-charge General Secretary Bhawar Jitendra Singh and senior leader Digvijay Singh, who is said to be the "ringmaster" of this circuit.

The latest episode in this ongoing crisis was witnessed at today's Political Affairs Committee meeting in Bhopal, where the absence of key leaders and mounting protests painted a grim picture of the party's unity. Despite unprecedented efforts by Jitu Patwari to stage a grand spectacle complete with a red carpet rolled out for party leaders-the attempt to showcase a united front fell flat. Out of 25 members ofthe Political Affairs Committee, a shocking 16 members were conspicuously absent, signaling their growing dissatisfaction.

This included prominent leaders like Kamal Nath, Ajay Singh, Umang Singhar, Govind Singh, Arun Yadav, Praveen Pathak, Kamleshwar Patel, Shobha tha, Nitu Sikarwar, Arif Masood and others. The glaring absence of these heavyweights sends a strong message to the Congress high command about the eroding confidence in the current state leadership.