'I work for Sangh': MP Congress MLA puts party in a bind
A video of Bhairo Singh, the first-time Congress MLA from the Susner seat of western MP's Agar-Malwa district, was shared by state BJP spokesperson Pankaj Chaturvedi on the social media platform X on Monday.
In the video, which pertains to a Sondhiya caste Mahasabha event held around ten days ago, Singh can be heard saying, 'Despite being in the Congress, I too am associated with the Sangh.'
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