Video showing Kamal Nath seeking '90 per cent' voting in Muslim areas goes viral

A video purportedly showing Madhya Pradesh Congress chief Kamal Nath asking Muslim leaders to ensure as much as 90 per cent voting for his party from Muslim-dominated areas has gone viral ahead of the November 28 Assembly election in the state.

The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has launched an attack against the main opposition party over the issue, saying it only cared for Muslim appeasement.

The Congress, on the other hand, dubbed it a conspiracy by the saffron party to divide voters on communal lines.

In the video, Nath is purportedly heard saying that the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and the BJP have only one message for the voters -- a vote for Narendra Modi means a vote for Hindus -- and "agar Musalman ko vote deni hai, to Congress ko vote do (vote for the Congress if you want to vote for Muslims)."
Commenting on the video, BJP national spokesperson Sambit Patra said, "It exposes the 'chaal' (conduct), 'charitra' (character) and 'chehra' (face) of the Congress. (Congress chief) Rahul Gandhi had earlier said the Congress was a party of Muslims. Kamal Nath is stating that we must get 90 per cent Muslim votes and this is nothing but polarising politics."