Ajit Jogi's party hosts Congress-BJP 'wedding' in Chhattisgarh

RAIPUR: Accusing the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party and opposition Congress of having a tie-up behind the curtain,

Ajit Jogi

’s

Chhattisgarh

Janata Congress (J) on Tuesday circulated a marriage invitation card and organised a symbolic wedding of BJP and Congress in the state capital.

The protest comes a day after Jogi’s caste certificate for tribal status was cancelled by a high-power committee and Jogi accused the government of being hand in glove with Congress against him as he was emerging as a third force in the state and that there was a tacit understanding between the two parties to defame Jogi.

The wedding invitation card with a picture of skeleton’s head on it was viral on social media said, “‘Ashubh Vivah’ of BJP and Congress, two national parties tying nuptial knot against a regional party The long-lived-affair from road to Vidhan Sabha between Congress and BJP over several issues including outsourcing, Polavaram, farmers’ support price, retailing of liquor settling permanently by tying a nuptial knot today, you are invited.”

Later, the leaders of CJC(J) conducted a symbolic wedding of BJP and Congress at Budha Talab protest ground alleging that the two parties have gone together when Jogi’s party emerged as a strong force in state lately.

“Jogi’s caste certificate that was cancelled on Monday is the result of conspiracy by the two parties,” party insiders said.

In an innovatively sarcastic event, a barat was taken out with bands wherein Congress party was made the bride and BJP the groom. While taking seven rounds around fire, they
swear with promises to promote and hide corruption.

Amused passers-by stopped to have a glimpse of the unusual event while police were also present during the event guarding against any untoward incident.

Amid speculations that cancellation of Ajit Jogi's caste certificate could have political fallout at a time when Jogi has floated a new regional party-Janata Congress Chhattisgarh-aiming to pose a challenge to both the BJP as well as the opposition Congress in the next year's assembly polls.

Opposition Congress began mounting pressure for registration of an FIR against Ajit Jogi and his son Amit Jogi for what they allege as "use of false caste certificate"

The row over Jogi's caste began about three decades ago during undivided Madhya Pradesh-almost immediately after he quit the

Indian Administrative Services

(IAS) and got elected to the Rajya sabha as a Congress member.