Farmer dies at Scindia's rally: Congress slams BJP for carrying on with speech

Congress on Sunday slammed the BJP's Rajya Sabha MP Jyotiraditya Scindia's decision to continue the rally after the farmer's death.

Congress accused the BJP of being insensitive adding that the leaders continued to address the public meeting even after the death of the farmer.

Madhya Pradesh Congress tweeted a video from the rally where the farmer can be seen lying on the chair lifeless while speeches can be heard in the background.

"Farmer's death in BJP's rally, —speeches continued nonetheless; Today, a farmer died in BJP program, but the shameless leaders of BJP did not stop the program. The dead body of the farmer was lying and the shameless BJP kept applauding. Shivraj ji, Do not fear the public, fear God ..!"

A farmer reportedly had died of a heart attack during a public meeting in Madhya Pradesh where BJP's Rajya Sabha MP Jyotiraditya Scindia was scheduled to speak, officials said.

The 80-year-old farmer passed away while a public meeting was underway in the state's Khandwa district on Sunday.

The rally was held ahead of Madhya Pradesh bypolls scheduled on November 3.

बीजेपी के कार्यक्रम में किसान की मौत,
—बीजेपी की भाषणबाज़ी फिर भी जारी रही;

आज बीजेपी के कार्यक्रम में एक किसान की मौत हो गई लेकिन बीजेपी के बेशर्म नेताओं ने कार्यक्रम नहीं रोका। किसान की लाश पड़ी रही और बेशर्म भाजपाई ताली बचाते रहे।

शिवराज जी,
जनता से न सही, भगवान से तो डरो..! pic.twitter.com/GuFo2n0nqQ

— MP Congress (@INCMP) October 18, 2020

आज मांधाता विधानसभा क्षेत्र के मुंदी में भाजपा उम्मीदवार श्री नारायण पटेल जी के समर्थन में जनसभा को संबोधित किया।

क्षेत्र की मेरे परिवार की जनता के अपार स्नेह और आशीर्वाद के लिए आप सभी का धन्यवाद एवं आभार। pic.twitter.com/FbEI2NSYMr

— Jyotiraditya M. Scindia (@JM_Scindia) October 18, 2020