Former Union minister and former Congress MP from Guna-Shivpuri, Jyotiraditya Scindia on Monday changed the bio of his official Twitter handle, removing the party's name from the bio. His bio now reads only 'Public servant and cricket enthusiast'. The prominent leader of Congress has removed all references his association with the Congress on Twitter.
Earlier, Scindia's Twitter bio read, "Former Member of Parliament, Guna (2002-2019) | Former Minister for Power (I/C); MoS Commer & Industry; MoS Communications, IT & Post."
Jyotiraditya Scindia changes Twitter bio; removes Congress from profile
Meanwhile, Jyotiraditya Scindia on Monday dismissed speculations about his Twitter bio not including his links to the party as "baseless".
"A month back I had changed my bio on Twitter. On people's advice I had made my bio shorter. Rumours regarding this are baseless."
The buzz started after it was highlighted on social media that his Twitter bio just read "public servant, cricket enthusiast".
This comes amid the speculations of a rift between Scindia and the party leadership, post-2018 Madhya Pradesh assembly elections. He has been sulking and is unhappy with the recent decisions of the party.
Many of his supports pitched for him to be made party president in Madhya Pradesh, ever since Kamal Nath was made the Chief Minister. His supporters also held protests from Bhopal to Delhi demanding the same.
In his recent statements to media, the former MP hinted that things are not going well between him and the party. He had also denied a top post in the Madhya Pradesh government.
Besides that, Scindia had also attacked Kamal Nath-led Madhya Pradesh government over issues loan waiver, survey for flood relief and power cuts. On the other hand, he lauded the central government's move to abrogate Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir and created a huge controversy.
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