MP LS polls: Nath seeks details of 'biased' govt officials

At a time when Lok Sabha elections are underway, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath, who also heads the state Congress unit, has written to the party office-bearers asking them to prepare lists of those government employees who they feel are "not unbiased".

Reacting angrily, the opposition BJP said that Nath writing letters to office-bearers of various districts amounted to the violation of the model code of conduct.

The party also said it would file a complaint with the Election Commission.

In the letter, which he has written in his capacity as the state president of the Congress, Nath has sought details about those government officials and employees who according to Congress leaders are "biased", to the Madhya Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC).

The letter, dated April 29 and signed by Nath, is addressed to Congress candidates who are contesting the Lok Sabha elections and district presidents of the party.

"You know that the Lok Sabha-2019 election is being held ..