Kamal Nath said : "Many such cases have also come up in the past, in which money was realised for the rail tickets. Now, another method has been found by the state to charge for the tickets. This is the picture of Bhopal, where tokens are being given after charging ticket money. The extent of shamelessness - this is their reality,"

newindianexpress Saturday, May 23, 2020 8:32:00 PM EAT

Kamal Nath said : "Many such cases have also come up in the past, in which money was realised for the rail tickets. Now, another method has been found by the state to charge for the tickets. This is the picture of Bhopal, where tokens are being given after charging ticket money. The extent of shamelessness - this is their reality,"

business-standard Saturday, May 23, 2020 8:05:00 PM EAT

Kamal Nath said : "Many such cases have also come up in the past, in which money was realised for the rail tickets. Now, another method has been found by the state to charge for the tickets. This is the picture of Bhopal, where tokens are being given after charging ticket money. The extent of shamelessness - this is their reality,"

news18 Saturday, May 23, 2020 5:36:00 PM EAT

Kamal Nath said : "Even today, all major roads and borders of the state are filled with thousands of migrant workers..some are walking barefoot with wounds on their feet while some are travelling on hand carts, bicycles, autos, trucks in a bid to return their homes,"

business-standard Wednesday, May 20, 2020 8:02:00 PM EAT

Kamal Nath said ( about Shivraj Singh Chauhan ) : "Shivraj ji, speak a lot of lies, but at least do not joke in the name of the labourers. You are talking about arrangements (for labourers) in Madhya Pradesh. Such a big lie. At least have some shame to not joke in the name of the workers,"

business-standard Wednesday, May 20, 2020 8:02:00 PM EAT

Kamal Nath said : "Even today, all major roads and borders of the state are filled with thousands of migrant workers..some are walking barefoot with wounds on their feet while some are travelling on hand carts, bicycles, autos, trucks in a bid to return their homes,"

timesofindia Wednesday, May 20, 2020 6:48:00 PM EAT

Kamal Nath said ( about Shivraj Singh Chauhan ) : "Shivraj ji, speak a lot of lies, but at least do not joke in the name of the labourers. You are talking about arrangements (for labourers) in Madhya Pradesh. Such a big lie. At least have some shame to not joke in the name of the workers,"

timesofindia Wednesday, May 20, 2020 6:48:00 PM EAT

Kamal Nath said : “School, colleges might be closed, people might not be getting medicines and milk, religious places are shut down, but liquor shops are being opened. These are the same people who while in opposition used to raise resistance against liquor and used to term liquor a threat to women,”

news18 Wednesday, May 20, 2020 5:03:00 PM EAT

Kamal Nath added : "After coming to power, these people have turned into the biggest advocates of liquor,"

news18 Wednesday, May 20, 2020 5:03:00 PM EAT

Kamal Nath wrote : “But when the government took travel fare for bringing migrant workers home, then it showed its insensitivity,”

timesofindia Thursday, May 7, 2020 5:17:00 PM EAT

Kamal Nath said : “Despite an economic meltdown amid the COVID-19 outbreak, why cannot this government have a cabinet?”

news-yahoo-in Sunday, May 3, 2020 11:50:00 PM EAT

Kamal Nath said : “I have got a complete list of works recommended by the MLAs and done by the then government. But I don’t want to go into it. I am confident that our party is going to win the by-polls convincingly,”

HindustanTimes Sunday, May 3, 2020 6:53:00 PM EAT

Kamal Nath said : “Despite an economic meltdown amid the COVID-19 outbreak, why cannot this government have a cabinet?”

news18 Sunday, May 3, 2020 5:41:00 PM EAT

Kamal Nath said : “I am not worried about the byelection,”

Hindu Sunday, May 3, 2020 12:56:00 PM EAT

Kamal Nath said : “People are not able to move out of home for even essential items due to lockdown restrictions but criminals are moving freely and with impunity in the state. There are rapes, murders, stabbing and firing going on across the state. This is in just one month of the BJP government,”

HindustanTimes Friday, April 24, 2020 10:58:00 AM EAT

Kamal Nath said : "The induction of only five ministers and not allocating them any departments reflects the differences in the BJP unit (over sharing of power). This is a joke on the 7.5 crore people of the state,"

business-standard Tuesday, April 21, 2020 8:28:00 PM EAT

Kamal Nath said : "All those BJP leaders who have worked hard and who are capable and honest, and whose experience was required to deal with this current crisis, were left behind and those who ran away during a political crisis (when the Congress was in power) have been inducted in the cabinet,"

business-standard Tuesday, April 21, 2020 8:28:00 PM EAT

Kamal Nath said : "The induction of only five ministers and not allocating them any departments reflects the differences in the BJP unit (over sharing of power). This is a joke on the 7.5 crore people of the state,"

news18 Tuesday, April 21, 2020 8:24:00 PM EAT

Kamal Nath said : "All those BJP leaders who have worked hard and who are capable and honest, and whose experience was required to deal with this current crisis, were left behind and those who ran away during a political crisis (when the Congress was in power) have been inducted in the cabinet,"

news18 Tuesday, April 21, 2020 8:24:00 PM EAT

Kamal Nath said : "A 50-year-old farmer named Bansi Kushwaha was brutally beaten up by police of Shivraj government in Jabalpur when he was returning from his fields after feeding and giving water to a cow. The poor farmer died due to this brutal beating,"

news-yahoo-in Monday, April 20, 2020 8:09:00 PM EAT

Kamal Nath said : "A 50-year-old farmer named Bansi Kushwaha was brutally beaten up by police of Shivraj government in Jabalpur when he was returning from his fields after feeding and giving water to a cow. The poor farmer died due to this brutal beating,"

business-standard Monday, April 20, 2020 7:18:00 PM EAT

Kamal Nath told : "It is obvious, Parliament was run only to ensure that the Madhya Pradesh Assembly could run and the Congress government be toppled,"

news-yahoo-in Friday, April 17, 2020 6:17:00 PM EAT

Kamal Nath told : "It is obvious, Parliament was run only to ensure that the Madhya Pradesh Assembly could run and the Congress government be toppled,"

firstpost Friday, April 17, 2020 2:09:00 PM EAT

Kamal Nath said : "It is akin to making a joke of the people,"

newindianexpress Tuesday, April 14, 2020 5:56:00 PM EAT

Kamal Nath said : "It is important to understand why the situation of the country became like this. On February 12, Rahul Gandhi had warned the Central government about COVID-19. The BJP government at the Center, however, declared the lockdown on March 24, 40 days later. By then the pandemic had increased 175 times in India. It increased from 3 cases in February to 536 cases by March 24," "After all, why did the Modi government wait till March 24 for the lockdown? Their only reason was that they had been working to topple the Congress government of Madhya Pradesh since February. Shivraj Singh Chouhan was sworn in as the chief minister on March 23 in MP and lockdown was declared on March 24. On March 12, the WHO declared coronavirus a pandemic, that is, a world epidemic. On March 14, the Congress government of Madhya Pradesh alerted the citizens of its state and announced the closure of schools, colleges, shopping malls. 13 more states had made such announcements. On the other hand, many states including Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Orissa had postponed their Assembly sessions,"

news-yahoo-in Tuesday, April 14, 2020 8:33:00 AM EAT

Kamal Nath said ( about Chief Minister ) : "The situation here is completely different from other states. There is only a Chief Minister in the name of democracy. There is neither a Health Minister nor a Home Minister, meaning there is no Cabinet, nor is there a local body, all are absent. Today the biggest responsibility of this fight lies with the Health Department and more than 45 officers including Principal Secretary of Health Department of my state have tested positive for COVID-19," "Madhya Pradesh is the first state where two doctors have lost their lives in this battle. The city of Indore is the most affected. In Madhya Pradesh, only 55 tests are being done on 10 lakh people, which is very worrying. The epidemic has reached 20 districts of the state. The biggest concern is the farmers. Government purchase of Rabi crops was to begin on March 25, nothing is known about it yet,"

news-yahoo-in Tuesday, April 14, 2020 8:33:00 AM EAT

Kamal Nath said : "It is important to understand why the situation of the country became like this. On February 12, Rahul Gandhi had warned the Central government about COVID-19. The BJP government at the Center, however, declared the lockdown on March 24, 40 days later. By then the pandemic had increased 175 times in India. It increased from 3 cases in February to 536 cases by March 24," "After all, why did the Modi government wait till March 24 for the lockdown? Their only reason was that they had been working to topple the Congress government of Madhya Pradesh since February. Shivraj Singh Chouhan was sworn in as the chief minister on March 23 in MP and lockdown was declared on March 24. On March 12, the WHO declared coronavirus a pandemic, that is, a world epidemic. On March 14, the Congress government of Madhya Pradesh alerted the citizens of its state and announced the closure of schools, colleges, shopping malls. 13 more states had made such announcements. On the other hand, many states including Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Orissa had postponed their Assembly sessions,"

business-standard Monday, April 13, 2020 1:44:00 AM EAT

Kamal Nath said ( about Chief Minister ) : "The situation here is completely different from other states. There is only a Chief Minister in the name of democracy. There is neither a Health Minister nor a Home Minister, meaning there is no Cabinet, nor is there a local body, all are absent. Today the biggest responsibility of this fight lies with the Health Department and more than 45 officers including Principal Secretary of Health Department of my state have tested positive for COVID-19," "Madhya Pradesh is the first state where two doctors have lost their lives in this battle. The city of Indore is the most affected. In Madhya Pradesh, only 55 tests are being done on 10 lakh people, which is very worrying. The epidemic has reached 20 districts of the state. The biggest concern is the farmers. Government purchase of Rabi crops was to begin on March 25, nothing is known about it yet,"

business-standard Monday, April 13, 2020 1:44:00 AM EAT

Kamal Nath told : "It is obvious, Parliament was run only to ensure that the Madhya Pradesh Assembly could run and the Congress government be toppled,"

news18 Sunday, April 12, 2020 9:49:00 PM EAT

Kamal Nath said : "Why did the Modi government wait till March 24 to declare the lockdown? It was eyeing to topple the Congress government in Madhya Pradesh since February and after a BJP chief minister took oath on March 23, the nationwide lockdown was announced the next day on March 24,"

news18 Sunday, April 12, 2020 9:49:00 PM EAT

Kamal Nath told : "It is obvious, Parliament was run only to ensure that Madhya Pradesh assembly could run and the Congress government be toppled,"

business-standard Sunday, April 12, 2020 7:59:00 PM EAT

Kamal Nath told : "It is obvious, Parliament was run only to ensure that Madhya Pradesh assembly could run and the Congress government be toppled,"

timesofindia Sunday, April 12, 2020 4:27:00 PM EAT

Kamal Nath said ( about Rahul Gandhi ) : "Madhya Pradesh is the only state where there is no minister for home and health. Lockdown was imposed 40 days after Congress MP Rahul Gandhi expressed concerns over COVID-19. The Centre's engagement in toppling Madhya Pradesh govt led to delay in taking steps to tackle COVID-19,"

business-standard Sunday, April 12, 2020 4:07:00 PM EAT

Kamal Nath pointed out : “Shivraj Singh Chouhan took oath as the Chief Minister on March 23. The nationwide lockdown was imposed the next day”

thehindu Sunday, April 12, 2020 3:43:00 PM EAT

Kamal Nath said : “The Centre’s engagement in toppling the Madhya Pradesh government led to delay in taking steps to tackle Coronavirus,”

financialexpress Sunday, April 12, 2020 3:25:00 PM EAT

Kamal Nath said : “It is obvious, Parliament was run only to ensure that Madhya Pradesh assembly could run and the Congress government be toppled,”

india Sunday, April 12, 2020 3:03:00 PM EAT

Kamal Nath said ( about Rahul Gandhi ) : “Lockdown was imposed 40 days after Rahul Gandhi expressed concerns over COVID-19. The Centre’s engagement in toppling MP government led to delay in taking steps to tackle COVID-19,”

india Sunday, April 12, 2020 3:03:00 PM EAT

Kamal Nath pointed out : “Shivraj Singh Chouhan took oath as the Chief Minister on March 23. The nationwide lockdown was imposed the next day”

Hindu Sunday, April 12, 2020 2:57:00 PM EAT

Kamal Nath told : "It is obvious, Parliament was run only to ensure that Madhya Pradesh assembly could run and the Congress government be toppled,"

outlookindia Sunday, April 12, 2020 2:40:00 PM EAT

Kamal Nath added : "Farmers in the state were fighting the menace of coronavirus and somehow saving their crops and harvest. However, the untimely rains have destroyed the crops. I had written a letter in this regard on March 26 but no announcement has been made so far,"

business-standard Saturday, March 28, 2020 2:23:00 PM EAT

Kamal Nath stated : "I urge you to provide ration for three months to every family in the state fighting the menace of coronavirus and immediately distribute ration for one month to the families to provide relief,"

business-standard Saturday, March 28, 2020 2:23:00 PM EAT

Kamal Nath told : "I met chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan. I assured him we are going to be with him for the state's development,"

news18 Tuesday, March 24, 2020 5:00:00 PM EAT

Kamal Nath said : “I met chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan. I assured him we are going to be with him for the state’s development,”

india Tuesday, March 24, 2020 3:24:00 PM EAT

Kamal Nath said ( about Director General ) : "After discussions with chief secretary and the Director General of Police (DGP), the acting chief minister has asked to maintain adequate vigilance in the state in view of the outbreak of coronavirus. He also directed a complete shutdown by closing all business establishments in the state as per the requirement,"

timesofindia Sunday, March 22, 2020 9:48:00 PM EAT

Kamal Nath said : "People should avoid crowd and immediately inform the authorities about any suspect or infected person. I reiterate that due to preventive measures to control coronavirus, like market shut down, Janata Curfew, closing of commercial areas and offices, small shopkeepers, traders and daily workers are facing problems to earn their livelihood,"

timesofindia Sunday, March 22, 2020 9:48:00 PM EAT

Kamal Nath Says : "2018 assembly polls result gave a mandate to the Congress. Today, 15 months since forming government, we have tried to transform the state. People gave me a mandate for 5 years. BJP had got 15 years, I got 15 months. Out of those 15 months, 2-4 months were spent in model code of conduct due to the 2019 LS polls,"

outlookindia Sunday, March 22, 2020 2:11:00 AM EAT

Kamal Nath says : "Three times I have proved our majority in the Vidhan sabha. BJP could not tolerate it. BJP is betraying the people of the state. In 15 months we tried to give relief to farmers, gave loan waivers to farmers in two phases and the third phase was about to start. BJP has plotted against these farmers,"

outlookindia Sunday, March 22, 2020 2:11:00 AM EAT

Kamal Nath said : “I am resigning from the position of chief minister of Madhya Pradesh,”

laht Saturday, March 21, 2020 12:22:00 PM EAT

Kamal Nath said ( about Jyotiraditya Scindia ) : “One ambitious and power-hungry Maharaja (Jyotiraditya Scindia, defeated in the last Lok Sabha elections from Guna) rejected by the public and his 22 greedy legislators and the BJP conspired to kill democratic values (in MP),” “People of the state won’t forgive these greedy rebels (MLAs) who betrayed them,”

gulf-times Saturday, March 21, 2020 2:57:00 AM EAT

Kamal Nath said : “No one could point a finger at me during the previous 15 years of BJP rule in Madhya Pradesh. I had never phoned chief minister or any minister for a favour. If I did it was for Chhindwara’s development,” “But during my 15-month rule, BJP didn’t like the people-centric works of my government. Right from day one the BJP tried to destabilise my government”

gulf-times Saturday, March 21, 2020 2:57:00 AM EAT

Kamal Nath said : “I never indulged in politics of auction and horse-trading,” “I have practised clean politics based on values, and the people stand witness to it. I took over the office of chief minister on December 17, 2018. I believe in politics of development. In my career I have pursued it. I was handed a mandate for five years to give a new identity to the state”

gulf-times Saturday, March 21, 2020 2:57:00 AM EAT

Kamal Nath said : “One Maharaja and his 22 accomplices, together with BJP, murdered democratic values. People will never forgive these greedy persons who betrayed the state”

timesofindia Saturday, March 21, 2020 1:52:00 AM EAT

Kamal Nath pointed out : “BJP got 15 years. I got 15 months, two and a half months of which went in the model code of conduct,”

timesofindia Saturday, March 21, 2020 1:52:00 AM EAT

Kamal Nath said : “In fear and panic, BJP kept conspiring against our government. A month after our government was formed, BJP began saying every 15 days that this is a ‘short-term government’. They started plotting from the first day but we still worked,”

timesofindia Saturday, March 21, 2020 1:52:00 AM EAT

Kamal Nath stated : "All that has happened in Madhya Pradesh in the last two weeks is a new chapter in the weakening of democratic principles,"

business-standard Friday, March 20, 2020 6:21:00 PM EAT

Kamal Nath said : "Only time will tell what really happened. It will be investigated. But people responsible for this must remember that tomorrow comes after today and the day after comes after tomorrow. Remember, that the day after will come for sure,"

firstpost Friday, March 20, 2020 5:03:00 PM EAT

Kamal Nath said : “In fear and panic, the BJP kept conspiring against our government. Within a month after our government was formed, every 15 days BJP used to say this is a short-term government. Said they will unfurl the national flag on Republic Day. They started their plotting from the first day but we still worked,”

timesofindia Friday, March 20, 2020 3:35:00 PM EAT

Kamal Nath said : "In my 40-year-long public life, I have always done politics of purity and valued democratic norms and given priority to it. But what transpired in the last two weeks is a new chapter of devaluation of democratic values,"

business-standard Friday, March 20, 2020 3:07:00 PM EAT

Kamal Nath said : "One ambitious and power hungry Maharaja rejected by the public and his 22 greedy MLAs and the BJP conspired to kill democratic values,"

business-standard Friday, March 20, 2020 3:07:00 PM EAT

Kamal Nath stated : "All that has happened in Madhya Pradesh in the last two weeks is a new chapter in the weakening of democratic principles,"

business-standard Friday, March 20, 2020 3:07:00 PM EAT

Kamal Nath said : “I proved my majority several times in the past 15 months. BJP ruled for 15 years whereas I got just 15 months. BJP conspired with a leader and 22 MLAs and they took the MLAs to Bengaluru,”

HindustanTimes Friday, March 20, 2020 2:40:00 PM EAT

Kamal Nath said : "I have always professed and practised ethical politics and so I think it's time for me to quit. I'm going to submit my resignation as CM,"

newindianexpress Friday, March 20, 2020 1:24:00 PM EAT

Kamal Nath said : "Aaj ke baad hamesha kal aataa hai aur kal ke baad parso, aur parso zaroor aayega (today is always followed by tomorrow and tomorrow is ensued by day after tomorrow. I firmly believe day after tomorrow will certainly come),"

newindianexpress Friday, March 20, 2020 1:24:00 PM EAT

Kamal Nath said : "Preventing Congress Rajya Sabha candidate and other ministers from meeting MLAs, misbehave with them, forcibly taken them into custody is totally a dictatorship and hitlershahi (sic),"

newindianexpress Friday, March 20, 2020 11:50:00 AM EAT

Kamal Nath said : "Entire country is watching how an elected government is being made unstable and how BJP is murdering democratic values,"

newindianexpress Friday, March 20, 2020 11:50:00 AM EAT

Kamal Nath said : "I have always professed and practised ethical politics and so I think it's time for me to quit. I'm going to submit my resignation as CM,"

newindianexpress Friday, March 20, 2020 11:50:00 AM EAT

Kamal Nath said : "Aaj ke baad hamesha kal aataa hai aur kal ke baad parso, aur parso zaroor aayega (today is always followed by tomorrow and tomorrow is ensued by day after tomorrow. I firmly believe day after tomorrow will certainly come),"

newindianexpress Friday, March 20, 2020 11:50:00 AM EAT

Kamal Nath said : "I would secure public certificate. Need no other certificates. BJP neither won't defeat my state nor can it defeat my will. I have done my politics with values all my life. They won't succeed ever," "Today I will be handing over my resignation to the Governor"

xinhuanet_en Friday, March 20, 2020 11:39:00 AM EAT

Kamal Nath told : “The truth will come out. People will not forgive them. BJP sochti hai ki mere pradesh ko hara kar ke khud jeet jaaegi . They can never do that”

india Friday, March 20, 2020 11:31:00 AM EAT

Kamal Nath : "On December 11, 2018, the Vidhan Sabha results were declared. Congress won the most seats. On 17th, I took oath as the CM. "

Hindu Friday, March 20, 2020 11:08:00 AM EAT

Kamal Nath said : “The truth will come out. People will not forgive them,”

HindustanTimes Friday, March 20, 2020 10:45:00 AM EAT

Kamal Nath added : “BJP feared that the way our government was running they would never be able to get to power, hence they hatched a conspiracy against the government,”

HindustanTimes Friday, March 20, 2020 10:45:00 AM EAT

Kamal Nath told : “I have decided to tender my resignation to the Governor today,”

financialexpress Friday, March 20, 2020 10:23:00 AM EAT

Kamal Nath said : "dirty game by keeping Congress MLAs hostage in Bengaluru"

timesofindia Friday, March 20, 2020 6:22:00 AM EAT

Kamal Nath said : "BJP is disturbed by our people-friendly welfare schemes, which is why it tried to destabilise us. People are watching this. People gave us the mandate and made us responsible for the development of the state. BJP cannot accept this and that is why has been conspiring from the first day. Together, we will confront every challenge thrown by BJP"

timesofindia Friday, March 20, 2020 6:22:00 AM EAT

Kamal Nath said : “We will study every aspect of the Supreme Court judgment, have a discussion with legal experts, seek advice and then take a decision based on the same”

HindustanTimes Thursday, March 19, 2020 10:28:00 PM EAT

Kamal Nath said : "Let the 16 MLAs, who have been held captive, be released. Let them live in their respective houses for 5-7 days without any fear. So that they can take an independent decision,"

news-yahoo-in Thursday, March 19, 2020 8:12:00 AM EAT

Kamal Nath replied : “Keeping into account all facts, I have forwarded your direction to me to the Assembly Speaker for an appropriate action”

business-standard Wednesday, March 18, 2020 11:12:00 PM EAT

Kamal Nath told : "A floor test is done either due to trust vote or due to no-confidence motion, ours is a running government not a new one. We have proved our majority numerous times in the last 15 months, they (BJP) should bring a no-confidence motion if they feel that we lack the majority,"

business-standard Wednesday, March 18, 2020 1:59:00 PM EAT

Kamal Nath told : "Digvijayaji is our Rajya Sabha candidate, he went to meet MLAs but he was told that he is a security risk. He became a security risk amid 500 Karnataka police personnel? This shows MLAs have been held hostage and BJP is attempting to hijack the government,"

business-standard Wednesday, March 18, 2020 1:59:00 PM EAT

Kamal Nath said : "Preventing Congress Rajya Sabha candidate and other ministers from meeting MLAs, misbehave with them, forcibly taken them into custody is totally a dictatorship and hitlershahi (sic),"

business-standard Wednesday, March 18, 2020 10:44:00 AM EAT

Kamal Nath said : "Entire country is watching how an elected government is being made unstable and how BJP is murdering democratic values,"

business-standard Wednesday, March 18, 2020 10:44:00 AM EAT

Kamal Nath wrote : “In my 40-year-long political life I have always been respectful and upheld propriety. After reading your letter dated March 16, I am upset that you have accused me of not abiding by Parliamentary propriety. I didn’t have any such intention , still if you felt so, I express regret”

Hindu Wednesday, March 18, 2020 12:23:00 AM EAT

Kamal Nath said : "Your belief that I should conduct a floor test in MP Assembly on March 17, otherwise it will be considered that I do not have the majority will be unconstitutional because of it being baseless,"

business-standard Tuesday, March 17, 2020 7:44:00 PM EAT

Kamal Nath stated : "Let these MLAs move in a free and fair manner for 5-6 days after they come out of captivity to take a call on their decision independently,"

firstpost Tuesday, March 17, 2020 5:22:00 PM EAT

Kamal Nath said : "Those who claim that we don't have a majority should move a no-confidence motion against my government to get the floor test done," "I told the governor that we are ready for everything as per constitutional provisions, rules and procedures,"

business-standard Tuesday, March 17, 2020 4:31:00 PM EAT

Kamal Nath said : “I have always taken care of my honour and dignity in my long political career of 40 years. I am pained after going through your letter dated March 16, 2020 in which you have accused me of not complying with the parliamentary decorum. I didn’t have any such intention but still if you have felt like this then I wish to express my regret,”

HindustanTimes Tuesday, March 17, 2020 1:23:00 PM EAT

Kamal Nath said : “The BJP is saying repeatedly that we don’t have a majority, and demanding a floor test. So, we told them if they believed so, they should bring a no-confidence motion,” “Today, they have brought it, and given the proposal to the Speaker. We will prove our majority. And in addition, those 16 MLAs held hostage should also be brought, and made independent”

thehindu Tuesday, March 17, 2020 11:04:00 AM EAT

Kamal Nath said : "Only he can say why he has gone. Our government is stable, no need to worry,"

news-yahoo-in Tuesday, March 17, 2020 10:12:00 AM EAT

Kamal Nath told : "I met the Governor, we discussed current political issues. I thanked him for his address in Assembly today. I said we are ready for things within the Constitution, but we can't go outside its purview. BJP has brought in the no-confidence motion. As on today, we have the numbers,"

business-standard Tuesday, March 17, 2020 9:57:00 AM EAT

Kamal Nath said : “I discussed the present political scenario in the state with the governor and thanked him for his address”

timesofindia Tuesday, March 17, 2020 9:37:00 AM EAT

Kamal Nath said : “I met the Governor, we discussed current political issues. I thanked him for his address in the Assembly today. I said we’re ready for things within the Constitution, but we can’t go outside its purview. BJP has brought in no-confidence motion. As on today, we have the numbers,” “If someone says, that we (Congress) don’t have the numbers, they can bring no-confidence motion. Why should I give floor test? What problem do the 16 MLAs have?”

india Tuesday, March 17, 2020 6:58:00 AM EAT

Kamal Nath said : “The opposition BJP had submitted a no-confidence motion, which can be discussed when the house reconvenes,”

HindustanTimes Tuesday, March 17, 2020 3:32:00 AM EAT

Kamal Nath said : “It appears that your conclusion that my government is in minority is based on information you received from BJP… the fact is the legislators have been held hostage by the BJP. It’s not appropriate for you to reach such a conclusion,”

expressindia Tuesday, March 17, 2020 2:33:00 AM EAT

Kamal Nath told : "I met the Governor, we discussed current political issues. I thanked him for his address in Assembly today. I said we are ready for things within the Constitution, but we can't go outside its purview. BJP has brought in the no-confidence motion. As on today, we have the numbers,"

business-standard Monday, March 16, 2020 10:01:00 PM EAT

Kamal Nath stated : "A floor test will be meaningful only when all the MLAs are free from captivity and totally free from all kind of pressure,"

business-standard Monday, March 16, 2020 10:01:00 PM EAT

Kamal Nath said : “I met the Governor, we discussed current political issues. I thanked him for his address in the Assembly today. I said we’re ready for things within the Constitution, but we can’t go outside its purview. BJP has brought in no-confidence motion. As on today, we have the numbers,” “If someone says, that we (Congress) don’t have the numbers, they can bring no-confidence motion. Why should I give floor test? What problem do the 16 MLAs have?”

india Monday, March 16, 2020 9:34:00 PM EAT

Kamal Nath said : "I’ve always been saying that whoever has doubt about us having majority in the House should bring a no confidence motion, which the BJP has brought on Monday,"

newindianexpress Monday, March 16, 2020 9:03:00 PM EAT

Kamal Nath told : "If the BJP is demanding floor test and saying that we don't have majority, they should bring a no-confidence motion against my government. Why are they shying away (from bringing a no-confidence motion). We will prove our majority,"

business-standard Monday, March 16, 2020 6:53:00 PM EAT

Kamal Nath said : “If the BJP is demanding floor test and saying that we don’t have majority, they should bring a no-confidence motion against my government. Why are they shying away (from brining a no-confidence motion). We will prove our majority,”

india Monday, March 16, 2020 6:10:00 PM EAT

Kamal Nath told : "If the BJP is demanding floor test and saying that we don't have majority, they should bring a no-confidence motion against my government. Why are they shying away (from bringing a no-confidence motion). We will prove our majority,"

news18 Monday, March 16, 2020 6:07:00 PM EAT

Kamal Nath said : "Many such cases have also come up in the past, in which money was realised for the rail tickets. Now, another method has been found by the state to charge for the tickets. This is the picture of Bhopal, where tokens are being given after charging ticket money. The extent of shamelessness - this is their reality,"

newindianexpress Saturday, May 23, 2020 8:32:00 PM EAT

Kamal Nath said : "Many such cases have also come up in the past, in which money was realised for the rail tickets. Now, another method has been found by the state to charge for the tickets. This is the picture of Bhopal, where tokens are being given after charging ticket money. The extent of shamelessness - this is their reality,"

business-standard Saturday, May 23, 2020 8:05:00 PM EAT

Kamal Nath said : "Many such cases have also come up in the past, in which money was realised for the rail tickets. Now, another method has been found by the state to charge for the tickets. This is the picture of Bhopal, where tokens are being given after charging ticket money. The extent of shamelessness - this is their reality,"

news18 Saturday, May 23, 2020 5:36:00 PM EAT

Kamal Nath said : "Even today, all major roads and borders of the state are filled with thousands of migrant workers..some are walking barefoot with wounds on their feet while some are travelling on hand carts, bicycles, autos, trucks in a bid to return their homes,"

business-standard Wednesday, May 20, 2020 8:02:00 PM EAT

Kamal Nath said ( about Shivraj Singh Chauhan ) : "Shivraj ji, speak a lot of lies, but at least do not joke in the name of the labourers. You are talking about arrangements (for labourers) in Madhya Pradesh. Such a big lie. At least have some shame to not joke in the name of the workers,"

business-standard Wednesday, May 20, 2020 8:02:00 PM EAT

Kamal Nath said : "Even today, all major roads and borders of the state are filled with thousands of migrant workers..some are walking barefoot with wounds on their feet while some are travelling on hand carts, bicycles, autos, trucks in a bid to return their homes,"

timesofindia Wednesday, May 20, 2020 6:48:00 PM EAT

Kamal Nath said ( about Shivraj Singh Chauhan ) : "Shivraj ji, speak a lot of lies, but at least do not joke in the name of the labourers. You are talking about arrangements (for labourers) in Madhya Pradesh. Such a big lie. At least have some shame to not joke in the name of the workers,"

timesofindia Wednesday, May 20, 2020 6:48:00 PM EAT

Kamal Nath said : “School, colleges might be closed, people might not be getting medicines and milk, religious places are shut down, but liquor shops are being opened. These are the same people who while in opposition used to raise resistance against liquor and used to term liquor a threat to women,”

news18 Wednesday, May 20, 2020 5:03:00 PM EAT

Kamal Nath added : "After coming to power, these people have turned into the biggest advocates of liquor,"

news18 Wednesday, May 20, 2020 5:03:00 PM EAT

Kamal Nath wrote : “But when the government took travel fare for bringing migrant workers home, then it showed its insensitivity,”

timesofindia Thursday, May 7, 2020 5:17:00 PM EAT

Kamal Nath said : “Despite an economic meltdown amid the COVID-19 outbreak, why cannot this government have a cabinet?”

news-yahoo-in Sunday, May 3, 2020 11:50:00 PM EAT

Kamal Nath said : “I have got a complete list of works recommended by the MLAs and done by the then government. But I don’t want to go into it. I am confident that our party is going to win the by-polls convincingly,”

HindustanTimes Sunday, May 3, 2020 6:53:00 PM EAT

Kamal Nath said : “Despite an economic meltdown amid the COVID-19 outbreak, why cannot this government have a cabinet?”

news18 Sunday, May 3, 2020 5:41:00 PM EAT

Kamal Nath said : “I am not worried about the byelection,”

Hindu Sunday, May 3, 2020 12:56:00 PM EAT

Kamal Nath said : “People are not able to move out of home for even essential items due to lockdown restrictions but criminals are moving freely and with impunity in the state. There are rapes, murders, stabbing and firing going on across the state. This is in just one month of the BJP government,”

HindustanTimes Friday, April 24, 2020 10:58:00 AM EAT

Kamal Nath said : "The induction of only five ministers and not allocating them any departments reflects the differences in the BJP unit (over sharing of power). This is a joke on the 7.5 crore people of the state,"

business-standard Tuesday, April 21, 2020 8:28:00 PM EAT

Kamal Nath said : "All those BJP leaders who have worked hard and who are capable and honest, and whose experience was required to deal with this current crisis, were left behind and those who ran away during a political crisis (when the Congress was in power) have been inducted in the cabinet,"

business-standard Tuesday, April 21, 2020 8:28:00 PM EAT

Kamal Nath said : "The induction of only five ministers and not allocating them any departments reflects the differences in the BJP unit (over sharing of power). This is a joke on the 7.5 crore people of the state,"

news18 Tuesday, April 21, 2020 8:24:00 PM EAT

Kamal Nath said : "All those BJP leaders who have worked hard and who are capable and honest, and whose experience was required to deal with this current crisis, were left behind and those who ran away during a political crisis (when the Congress was in power) have been inducted in the cabinet,"

news18 Tuesday, April 21, 2020 8:24:00 PM EAT

Kamal Nath said : "A 50-year-old farmer named Bansi Kushwaha was brutally beaten up by police of Shivraj government in Jabalpur when he was returning from his fields after feeding and giving water to a cow. The poor farmer died due to this brutal beating,"

news-yahoo-in Monday, April 20, 2020 8:09:00 PM EAT

Kamal Nath said : "A 50-year-old farmer named Bansi Kushwaha was brutally beaten up by police of Shivraj government in Jabalpur when he was returning from his fields after feeding and giving water to a cow. The poor farmer died due to this brutal beating,"

business-standard Monday, April 20, 2020 7:18:00 PM EAT

Kamal Nath told : "It is obvious, Parliament was run only to ensure that the Madhya Pradesh Assembly could run and the Congress government be toppled,"

news-yahoo-in Friday, April 17, 2020 6:17:00 PM EAT

Kamal Nath told : "It is obvious, Parliament was run only to ensure that the Madhya Pradesh Assembly could run and the Congress government be toppled,"

firstpost Friday, April 17, 2020 2:09:00 PM EAT

Kamal Nath said : "It is akin to making a joke of the people,"

newindianexpress Tuesday, April 14, 2020 5:56:00 PM EAT

Kamal Nath said : "It is important to understand why the situation of the country became like this. On February 12, Rahul Gandhi had warned the Central government about COVID-19. The BJP government at the Center, however, declared the lockdown on March 24, 40 days later. By then the pandemic had increased 175 times in India. It increased from 3 cases in February to 536 cases by March 24," "After all, why did the Modi government wait till March 24 for the lockdown? Their only reason was that they had been working to topple the Congress government of Madhya Pradesh since February. Shivraj Singh Chouhan was sworn in as the chief minister on March 23 in MP and lockdown was declared on March 24. On March 12, the WHO declared coronavirus a pandemic, that is, a world epidemic. On March 14, the Congress government of Madhya Pradesh alerted the citizens of its state and announced the closure of schools, colleges, shopping malls. 13 more states had made such announcements. On the other hand, many states including Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Orissa had postponed their Assembly sessions,"

news-yahoo-in Tuesday, April 14, 2020 8:33:00 AM EAT

Kamal Nath said ( about Chief Minister ) : "The situation here is completely different from other states. There is only a Chief Minister in the name of democracy. There is neither a Health Minister nor a Home Minister, meaning there is no Cabinet, nor is there a local body, all are absent. Today the biggest responsibility of this fight lies with the Health Department and more than 45 officers including Principal Secretary of Health Department of my state have tested positive for COVID-19," "Madhya Pradesh is the first state where two doctors have lost their lives in this battle. The city of Indore is the most affected. In Madhya Pradesh, only 55 tests are being done on 10 lakh people, which is very worrying. The epidemic has reached 20 districts of the state. The biggest concern is the farmers. Government purchase of Rabi crops was to begin on March 25, nothing is known about it yet,"

news-yahoo-in Tuesday, April 14, 2020 8:33:00 AM EAT

Kamal Nath said : "It is important to understand why the situation of the country became like this. On February 12, Rahul Gandhi had warned the Central government about COVID-19. The BJP government at the Center, however, declared the lockdown on March 24, 40 days later. By then the pandemic had increased 175 times in India. It increased from 3 cases in February to 536 cases by March 24," "After all, why did the Modi government wait till March 24 for the lockdown? Their only reason was that they had been working to topple the Congress government of Madhya Pradesh since February. Shivraj Singh Chouhan was sworn in as the chief minister on March 23 in MP and lockdown was declared on March 24. On March 12, the WHO declared coronavirus a pandemic, that is, a world epidemic. On March 14, the Congress government of Madhya Pradesh alerted the citizens of its state and announced the closure of schools, colleges, shopping malls. 13 more states had made such announcements. On the other hand, many states including Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Orissa had postponed their Assembly sessions,"

business-standard Monday, April 13, 2020 1:44:00 AM EAT

Kamal Nath said ( about Chief Minister ) : "The situation here is completely different from other states. There is only a Chief Minister in the name of democracy. There is neither a Health Minister nor a Home Minister, meaning there is no Cabinet, nor is there a local body, all are absent. Today the biggest responsibility of this fight lies with the Health Department and more than 45 officers including Principal Secretary of Health Department of my state have tested positive for COVID-19," "Madhya Pradesh is the first state where two doctors have lost their lives in this battle. The city of Indore is the most affected. In Madhya Pradesh, only 55 tests are being done on 10 lakh people, which is very worrying. The epidemic has reached 20 districts of the state. The biggest concern is the farmers. Government purchase of Rabi crops was to begin on March 25, nothing is known about it yet,"

business-standard Monday, April 13, 2020 1:44:00 AM EAT

Kamal Nath told : "It is obvious, Parliament was run only to ensure that the Madhya Pradesh Assembly could run and the Congress government be toppled,"

news18 Sunday, April 12, 2020 9:49:00 PM EAT

Kamal Nath said : "Why did the Modi government wait till March 24 to declare the lockdown? It was eyeing to topple the Congress government in Madhya Pradesh since February and after a BJP chief minister took oath on March 23, the nationwide lockdown was announced the next day on March 24,"

news18 Sunday, April 12, 2020 9:49:00 PM EAT

Kamal Nath told : "It is obvious, Parliament was run only to ensure that Madhya Pradesh assembly could run and the Congress government be toppled,"

business-standard Sunday, April 12, 2020 7:59:00 PM EAT

Kamal Nath told : "It is obvious, Parliament was run only to ensure that Madhya Pradesh assembly could run and the Congress government be toppled,"

timesofindia Sunday, April 12, 2020 4:27:00 PM EAT

Kamal Nath said ( about Rahul Gandhi ) : "Madhya Pradesh is the only state where there is no minister for home and health. Lockdown was imposed 40 days after Congress MP Rahul Gandhi expressed concerns over COVID-19. The Centre's engagement in toppling Madhya Pradesh govt led to delay in taking steps to tackle COVID-19,"

business-standard Sunday, April 12, 2020 4:07:00 PM EAT

Kamal Nath pointed out : “Shivraj Singh Chouhan took oath as the Chief Minister on March 23. The nationwide lockdown was imposed the next day”

thehindu Sunday, April 12, 2020 3:43:00 PM EAT

Kamal Nath said : “The Centre’s engagement in toppling the Madhya Pradesh government led to delay in taking steps to tackle Coronavirus,”

financialexpress Sunday, April 12, 2020 3:25:00 PM EAT

Kamal Nath said : “It is obvious, Parliament was run only to ensure that Madhya Pradesh assembly could run and the Congress government be toppled,”

india Sunday, April 12, 2020 3:03:00 PM EAT

Kamal Nath said ( about Rahul Gandhi ) : “Lockdown was imposed 40 days after Rahul Gandhi expressed concerns over COVID-19. The Centre’s engagement in toppling MP government led to delay in taking steps to tackle COVID-19,”

india Sunday, April 12, 2020 3:03:00 PM EAT

Kamal Nath pointed out : “Shivraj Singh Chouhan took oath as the Chief Minister on March 23. The nationwide lockdown was imposed the next day”

Hindu Sunday, April 12, 2020 2:57:00 PM EAT

Kamal Nath told : "It is obvious, Parliament was run only to ensure that Madhya Pradesh assembly could run and the Congress government be toppled,"

outlookindia Sunday, April 12, 2020 2:40:00 PM EAT

Kamal Nath added : "Farmers in the state were fighting the menace of coronavirus and somehow saving their crops and harvest. However, the untimely rains have destroyed the crops. I had written a letter in this regard on March 26 but no announcement has been made so far,"

business-standard Saturday, March 28, 2020 2:23:00 PM EAT

Kamal Nath stated : "I urge you to provide ration for three months to every family in the state fighting the menace of coronavirus and immediately distribute ration for one month to the families to provide relief,"

business-standard Saturday, March 28, 2020 2:23:00 PM EAT

Kamal Nath told : "I met chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan. I assured him we are going to be with him for the state's development,"

news18 Tuesday, March 24, 2020 5:00:00 PM EAT

Kamal Nath said : “I met chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan. I assured him we are going to be with him for the state’s development,”

india Tuesday, March 24, 2020 3:24:00 PM EAT

Kamal Nath said ( about Director General ) : "After discussions with chief secretary and the Director General of Police (DGP), the acting chief minister has asked to maintain adequate vigilance in the state in view of the outbreak of coronavirus. He also directed a complete shutdown by closing all business establishments in the state as per the requirement,"

timesofindia Sunday, March 22, 2020 9:48:00 PM EAT

Kamal Nath said : "People should avoid crowd and immediately inform the authorities about any suspect or infected person. I reiterate that due to preventive measures to control coronavirus, like market shut down, Janata Curfew, closing of commercial areas and offices, small shopkeepers, traders and daily workers are facing problems to earn their livelihood,"

timesofindia Sunday, March 22, 2020 9:48:00 PM EAT

Kamal Nath Says : "2018 assembly polls result gave a mandate to the Congress. Today, 15 months since forming government, we have tried to transform the state. People gave me a mandate for 5 years. BJP had got 15 years, I got 15 months. Out of those 15 months, 2-4 months were spent in model code of conduct due to the 2019 LS polls,"

outlookindia Sunday, March 22, 2020 2:11:00 AM EAT

Kamal Nath says : "Three times I have proved our majority in the Vidhan sabha. BJP could not tolerate it. BJP is betraying the people of the state. In 15 months we tried to give relief to farmers, gave loan waivers to farmers in two phases and the third phase was about to start. BJP has plotted against these farmers,"

outlookindia Sunday, March 22, 2020 2:11:00 AM EAT

Kamal Nath said : “I am resigning from the position of chief minister of Madhya Pradesh,”

laht Saturday, March 21, 2020 12:22:00 PM EAT

Kamal Nath said ( about Jyotiraditya Scindia ) : “One ambitious and power-hungry Maharaja (Jyotiraditya Scindia, defeated in the last Lok Sabha elections from Guna) rejected by the public and his 22 greedy legislators and the BJP conspired to kill democratic values (in MP),” “People of the state won’t forgive these greedy rebels (MLAs) who betrayed them,”

gulf-times Saturday, March 21, 2020 2:57:00 AM EAT

Kamal Nath said : “No one could point a finger at me during the previous 15 years of BJP rule in Madhya Pradesh. I had never phoned chief minister or any minister for a favour. If I did it was for Chhindwara’s development,” “But during my 15-month rule, BJP didn’t like the people-centric works of my government. Right from day one the BJP tried to destabilise my government”

gulf-times Saturday, March 21, 2020 2:57:00 AM EAT

Kamal Nath said : “I never indulged in politics of auction and horse-trading,” “I have practised clean politics based on values, and the people stand witness to it. I took over the office of chief minister on December 17, 2018. I believe in politics of development. In my career I have pursued it. I was handed a mandate for five years to give a new identity to the state”

gulf-times Saturday, March 21, 2020 2:57:00 AM EAT

Kamal Nath said : “One Maharaja and his 22 accomplices, together with BJP, murdered democratic values. People will never forgive these greedy persons who betrayed the state”

timesofindia Saturday, March 21, 2020 1:52:00 AM EAT

Kamal Nath pointed out : “BJP got 15 years. I got 15 months, two and a half months of which went in the model code of conduct,”

timesofindia Saturday, March 21, 2020 1:52:00 AM EAT

Kamal Nath said : “In fear and panic, BJP kept conspiring against our government. A month after our government was formed, BJP began saying every 15 days that this is a ‘short-term government’. They started plotting from the first day but we still worked,”

timesofindia Saturday, March 21, 2020 1:52:00 AM EAT

Kamal Nath stated : "All that has happened in Madhya Pradesh in the last two weeks is a new chapter in the weakening of democratic principles,"

business-standard Friday, March 20, 2020 6:21:00 PM EAT

Kamal Nath said : "Only time will tell what really happened. It will be investigated. But people responsible for this must remember that tomorrow comes after today and the day after comes after tomorrow. Remember, that the day after will come for sure,"

firstpost Friday, March 20, 2020 5:03:00 PM EAT

Kamal Nath said : “In fear and panic, the BJP kept conspiring against our government. Within a month after our government was formed, every 15 days BJP used to say this is a short-term government. Said they will unfurl the national flag on Republic Day. They started their plotting from the first day but we still worked,”

timesofindia Friday, March 20, 2020 3:35:00 PM EAT

Kamal Nath said : "In my 40-year-long public life, I have always done politics of purity and valued democratic norms and given priority to it. But what transpired in the last two weeks is a new chapter of devaluation of democratic values,"

business-standard Friday, March 20, 2020 3:07:00 PM EAT

Kamal Nath said : "One ambitious and power hungry Maharaja rejected by the public and his 22 greedy MLAs and the BJP conspired to kill democratic values,"

business-standard Friday, March 20, 2020 3:07:00 PM EAT

Kamal Nath stated : "All that has happened in Madhya Pradesh in the last two weeks is a new chapter in the weakening of democratic principles,"

business-standard Friday, March 20, 2020 3:07:00 PM EAT

Kamal Nath said : “I proved my majority several times in the past 15 months. BJP ruled for 15 years whereas I got just 15 months. BJP conspired with a leader and 22 MLAs and they took the MLAs to Bengaluru,”

HindustanTimes Friday, March 20, 2020 2:40:00 PM EAT

Kamal Nath said : "I have always professed and practised ethical politics and so I think it's time for me to quit. I'm going to submit my resignation as CM,"

newindianexpress Friday, March 20, 2020 1:24:00 PM EAT

Kamal Nath said : "Aaj ke baad hamesha kal aataa hai aur kal ke baad parso, aur parso zaroor aayega (today is always followed by tomorrow and tomorrow is ensued by day after tomorrow. I firmly believe day after tomorrow will certainly come),"

newindianexpress Friday, March 20, 2020 1:24:00 PM EAT

Kamal Nath said : "Preventing Congress Rajya Sabha candidate and other ministers from meeting MLAs, misbehave with them, forcibly taken them into custody is totally a dictatorship and hitlershahi (sic),"

newindianexpress Friday, March 20, 2020 11:50:00 AM EAT

Kamal Nath said : "Entire country is watching how an elected government is being made unstable and how BJP is murdering democratic values,"

newindianexpress Friday, March 20, 2020 11:50:00 AM EAT

Kamal Nath said : "I have always professed and practised ethical politics and so I think it's time for me to quit. I'm going to submit my resignation as CM,"

newindianexpress Friday, March 20, 2020 11:50:00 AM EAT

Kamal Nath said : "Aaj ke baad hamesha kal aataa hai aur kal ke baad parso, aur parso zaroor aayega (today is always followed by tomorrow and tomorrow is ensued by day after tomorrow. I firmly believe day after tomorrow will certainly come),"

newindianexpress Friday, March 20, 2020 11:50:00 AM EAT

Kamal Nath said : "I would secure public certificate. Need no other certificates. BJP neither won't defeat my state nor can it defeat my will. I have done my politics with values all my life. They won't succeed ever," "Today I will be handing over my resignation to the Governor"

xinhuanet_en Friday, March 20, 2020 11:39:00 AM EAT

Kamal Nath told : “The truth will come out. People will not forgive them. BJP sochti hai ki mere pradesh ko hara kar ke khud jeet jaaegi . They can never do that”

india Friday, March 20, 2020 11:31:00 AM EAT

Kamal Nath : "On December 11, 2018, the Vidhan Sabha results were declared. Congress won the most seats. On 17th, I took oath as the CM. "

Hindu Friday, March 20, 2020 11:08:00 AM EAT

Kamal Nath said : “The truth will come out. People will not forgive them,”

HindustanTimes Friday, March 20, 2020 10:45:00 AM EAT

Kamal Nath added : “BJP feared that the way our government was running they would never be able to get to power, hence they hatched a conspiracy against the government,”

HindustanTimes Friday, March 20, 2020 10:45:00 AM EAT

Kamal Nath told : “I have decided to tender my resignation to the Governor today,”

financialexpress Friday, March 20, 2020 10:23:00 AM EAT

Kamal Nath said : "dirty game by keeping Congress MLAs hostage in Bengaluru"

timesofindia Friday, March 20, 2020 6:22:00 AM EAT

Kamal Nath said : "BJP is disturbed by our people-friendly welfare schemes, which is why it tried to destabilise us. People are watching this. People gave us the mandate and made us responsible for the development of the state. BJP cannot accept this and that is why has been conspiring from the first day. Together, we will confront every challenge thrown by BJP"

timesofindia Friday, March 20, 2020 6:22:00 AM EAT

Kamal Nath said : “We will study every aspect of the Supreme Court judgment, have a discussion with legal experts, seek advice and then take a decision based on the same”

HindustanTimes Thursday, March 19, 2020 10:28:00 PM EAT

Kamal Nath said : "Let the 16 MLAs, who have been held captive, be released. Let them live in their respective houses for 5-7 days without any fear. So that they can take an independent decision,"

news-yahoo-in Thursday, March 19, 2020 8:12:00 AM EAT

Kamal Nath replied : “Keeping into account all facts, I have forwarded your direction to me to the Assembly Speaker for an appropriate action”

business-standard Wednesday, March 18, 2020 11:12:00 PM EAT

Kamal Nath told : "A floor test is done either due to trust vote or due to no-confidence motion, ours is a running government not a new one. We have proved our majority numerous times in the last 15 months, they (BJP) should bring a no-confidence motion if they feel that we lack the majority,"

business-standard Wednesday, March 18, 2020 1:59:00 PM EAT

Kamal Nath told : "Digvijayaji is our Rajya Sabha candidate, he went to meet MLAs but he was told that he is a security risk. He became a security risk amid 500 Karnataka police personnel? This shows MLAs have been held hostage and BJP is attempting to hijack the government,"

business-standard Wednesday, March 18, 2020 1:59:00 PM EAT

Kamal Nath said : "Preventing Congress Rajya Sabha candidate and other ministers from meeting MLAs, misbehave with them, forcibly taken them into custody is totally a dictatorship and hitlershahi (sic),"

business-standard Wednesday, March 18, 2020 10:44:00 AM EAT

Kamal Nath said : "Entire country is watching how an elected government is being made unstable and how BJP is murdering democratic values,"

business-standard Wednesday, March 18, 2020 10:44:00 AM EAT

Kamal Nath wrote : “In my 40-year-long political life I have always been respectful and upheld propriety. After reading your letter dated March 16, I am upset that you have accused me of not abiding by Parliamentary propriety. I didn’t have any such intention , still if you felt so, I express regret”

Hindu Wednesday, March 18, 2020 12:23:00 AM EAT

Kamal Nath said : "Your belief that I should conduct a floor test in MP Assembly on March 17, otherwise it will be considered that I do not have the majority will be unconstitutional because of it being baseless,"

business-standard Tuesday, March 17, 2020 7:44:00 PM EAT

Kamal Nath stated : "Let these MLAs move in a free and fair manner for 5-6 days after they come out of captivity to take a call on their decision independently,"

firstpost Tuesday, March 17, 2020 5:22:00 PM EAT

Kamal Nath said : "Those who claim that we don't have a majority should move a no-confidence motion against my government to get the floor test done," "I told the governor that we are ready for everything as per constitutional provisions, rules and procedures,"

business-standard Tuesday, March 17, 2020 4:31:00 PM EAT

Kamal Nath said : “I have always taken care of my honour and dignity in my long political career of 40 years. I am pained after going through your letter dated March 16, 2020 in which you have accused me of not complying with the parliamentary decorum. I didn’t have any such intention but still if you have felt like this then I wish to express my regret,”

HindustanTimes Tuesday, March 17, 2020 1:23:00 PM EAT

Kamal Nath said : “The BJP is saying repeatedly that we don’t have a majority, and demanding a floor test. So, we told them if they believed so, they should bring a no-confidence motion,” “Today, they have brought it, and given the proposal to the Speaker. We will prove our majority. And in addition, those 16 MLAs held hostage should also be brought, and made independent”

thehindu Tuesday, March 17, 2020 11:04:00 AM EAT

Kamal Nath said : "Only he can say why he has gone. Our government is stable, no need to worry,"

news-yahoo-in Tuesday, March 17, 2020 10:12:00 AM EAT

Kamal Nath told : "I met the Governor, we discussed current political issues. I thanked him for his address in Assembly today. I said we are ready for things within the Constitution, but we can't go outside its purview. BJP has brought in the no-confidence motion. As on today, we have the numbers,"

business-standard Tuesday, March 17, 2020 9:57:00 AM EAT

Kamal Nath said : “I discussed the present political scenario in the state with the governor and thanked him for his address”

timesofindia Tuesday, March 17, 2020 9:37:00 AM EAT

Kamal Nath said : “I met the Governor, we discussed current political issues. I thanked him for his address in the Assembly today. I said we’re ready for things within the Constitution, but we can’t go outside its purview. BJP has brought in no-confidence motion. As on today, we have the numbers,” “If someone says, that we (Congress) don’t have the numbers, they can bring no-confidence motion. Why should I give floor test? What problem do the 16 MLAs have?”

india Tuesday, March 17, 2020 6:58:00 AM EAT

Kamal Nath said : “The opposition BJP had submitted a no-confidence motion, which can be discussed when the house reconvenes,”

HindustanTimes Tuesday, March 17, 2020 3:32:00 AM EAT

Kamal Nath said : “It appears that your conclusion that my government is in minority is based on information you received from BJP… the fact is the legislators have been held hostage by the BJP. It’s not appropriate for you to reach such a conclusion,”

expressindia Tuesday, March 17, 2020 2:33:00 AM EAT

Kamal Nath told : "I met the Governor, we discussed current political issues. I thanked him for his address in Assembly today. I said we are ready for things within the Constitution, but we can't go outside its purview. BJP has brought in the no-confidence motion. As on today, we have the numbers,"

business-standard Monday, March 16, 2020 10:01:00 PM EAT

Kamal Nath stated : "A floor test will be meaningful only when all the MLAs are free from captivity and totally free from all kind of pressure,"

business-standard Monday, March 16, 2020 10:01:00 PM EAT

Kamal Nath said : “I met the Governor, we discussed current political issues. I thanked him for his address in the Assembly today. I said we’re ready for things within the Constitution, but we can’t go outside its purview. BJP has brought in no-confidence motion. As on today, we have the numbers,” “If someone says, that we (Congress) don’t have the numbers, they can bring no-confidence motion. Why should I give floor test? What problem do the 16 MLAs have?”

india Monday, March 16, 2020 9:34:00 PM EAT

Kamal Nath said : "I’ve always been saying that whoever has doubt about us having majority in the House should bring a no confidence motion, which the BJP has brought on Monday,"

newindianexpress Monday, March 16, 2020 9:03:00 PM EAT

Kamal Nath told : "If the BJP is demanding floor test and saying that we don't have majority, they should bring a no-confidence motion against my government. Why are they shying away (from bringing a no-confidence motion). We will prove our majority,"

business-standard Monday, March 16, 2020 6:53:00 PM EAT

Kamal Nath said : “If the BJP is demanding floor test and saying that we don’t have majority, they should bring a no-confidence motion against my government. Why are they shying away (from brining a no-confidence motion). We will prove our majority,”

india Monday, March 16, 2020 6:10:00 PM EAT

Kamal Nath told : "If the BJP is demanding floor test and saying that we don't have majority, they should bring a no-confidence motion against my government. Why are they shying away (from bringing a no-confidence motion). We will prove our majority,"

news18 Monday, March 16, 2020 6:07:00 PM EAT