Bhopal, September 30: Leader of Opposition in the Madhya Pradesh assembly, Gopal Bhargava, gave a controversial speech while campaigning for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate Bhanu Bhuria from MP's Jhabua seat for the Madhya Pradesh assembly by-election 2019. The BJP leader equated voting for Congress candidate with helping Pakistan and made the audience raise their hands and chant "Bharat mata ki jai" slogans. Bhargava said that the Jhabua by-election is not just an election between two  parties but between India and Pakistan. The by-election on Jhabua seat had to be conducted after G S Damor of BJP had resigned as the Jhabua MLA. Damor had to resign as he won the Lok Sabha election from the Ratlam-Jhabua seat earlier this year. Pakistan Twitter Accounts Suspended Over Kashmir Content.

"This election is not a contest between two parties but between India and Pakistan. Bhanu Bhuria of BJP represents India and Kantilal Bhuria of Congress represents Pakistan," said Bhargava in his speech. Gautam Gambhir Terms Imran Khan ‘Role Model for Terrorists’, Calls For Excommunicating Pakistan Prime Minister From Sports Community.

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Bhargava is known for making controversial remarks in the past too. "The Congress government in Madhya Pradesh will not last for 24 hours if we get orders from our top leadership” BJP MLA Gopal Bhargava had said recently. ”Hamare oopar wale number ek ya number do ka aadesh hua to 24 ghante bhi aapki sarkar nahi chalegi (If we get orders from number one or number two from above, your government won’t last for 24 hours.)” he was quoted saying by ANI. In Madhya Pradesh, the Congress has 121 seats out of a total 230 with support from Bahujan Samaj Party, Samajwadi Party and four independent candidates. The halfway mark is 115.

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