Kamal Nath takes dig at BJP MLA's cricket bat attack

Cricket bat should be used to symbolise nation's victory, not defeat of democracy, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath said Friday, in an apparent dig at BJP MLA Akash Vijayvargiya's assault of a civic official with a bat.

Nath advised youngsters, especially young lawmakers, to shun violence.

"Cricket bat should be used to symbolise the nation's victory and not the defeat of democracy," he said.

In a release, the chief minister said, "India has two distinct features. First, it is the world's largest democracy and second, it houses the largest youth population in the world. Young public representatives, you have the duty to make laws, not to take law into your hands on the streets."