Madhya Pradesh Congress on Thursday demanded revocation of Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan's diplomatic visa for violating diplomatic limitations by commenting on condition of roads in US, triggering a war of words between the ruling BJP and the opposition party.
State unit Congress president Arun Yadav also appealed to US President Donald Trump to register a case against the MP CM under the law of the land for insulting America.
State Home Minister and senior BJP leader Bhupendra Singh responded by warning Yadav of possible legal measures for demanding revocation of Chouhan's visa.
Chouhan caused a flutter on Tuesday when he told a business round-table, organised by the Confederation of Indian Industry and the US-India Strategic Partnership Forum in Washington, that roads in Madhya Pradesh were better than those in the US.
Chouhan had said, "When I got down at the Washington Airport and travelled on the road, I felt the roads in Madhya Pradesh are better than (those) in the United States....I am saying this not just for the sake of saying."
While the Congress has ridiculed Chouhan over his remarks, the BJP has termed them as an "assertion of confidence over world-class roads in Madhya Pradesh".
"During his visit to America, Shivraj ji has violated the diplomatic limitations (by making comments on roads), so his diplomatic visa should be revoked," Yadav said in a tweet today.
Countering Yadav, the state home minister posted a series of tweets explaining the chief minister's statement, in which he warned of possible legal measures against the state Congress chief.
"If Arun Yadav's statement comes under the violation of the law, then the legal action will be considered (against him). Yadav has lost political etiquettes," Bhupendra Singh said in a tweet.