Kamal Nath’s ‘tear clothes of Digvijaya Singh’ jab fuels rift talk

During the manifesto release ceremony, senior Congress leaders Kamal Nath and Digvijaya Singh engaged in a banter over party workers’ resentment at tickets. They traded jokes about tearing each other’s clothes and taking scoldings on each other’s behalf. The BJP sees this as a sign of internal strife within the Congress party. There is resentment among Congress workers over candidate selection, with some protesting outside the venue of the manifesto function.