'Decide how successful I was…': Congress' Digvijaya Singh makes touching 'last election' appeal to voters

In a station connected the X platform, the 77-year-old person retrospected connected his life's journey. According to the post, Singh met a respected section merchant, Kasturchand Kathari aft helium moved to Raghogarh station his father's death.

"Mr. Kasturchand Kathari came to conscionable me. He said, 'Raja Saheb, the extremity of each person's beingness is according to the alphabet of Hindi... 'K se Kamai' (Earn truthful overmuch that you tin provender your household by earning), 'G se gehna', (Make jewelry with the savings), 'Gh se Ghar' (If you person savings aft gathering a house), past gain a name," Digvijaya Singh said successful a station connected X successful Hindi.

Further, Singh reflected connected his governmental vocation arsenic helium said it would beryllium his past election.

"You are lucky, you person nary shortage of food, jewelry, oregon house, present conscionable 'earn a name.' I person tried to bash conscionable this successful my 50 years of governmental life. I cannot justice however palmy I was successful that myself, lone communal radical tin bash it. This is the past predetermination of my beingness and you volition determine however palmy I was successful it. Thank you," the seasoned Congress MP wrote.

Digvijaya Singh, lad of Balbhadra Singh, the Raja of Raghogarh (under the Gwalior State), began his governmental vocation successful 1969 erstwhile helium was elected arsenic the president of the Raghogarh Municipal Council.

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In 1977, successful the post-emergency predetermination erstwhile the Congress was wiped retired crossed the country, Digvijaya won from the Raghogarh Assembly constituency. He besides won from the aforesaid spot successful 1998 and 2003.

In 1984, Digvijaya entered the Lok Sabha arsenic an MP from Rajgarh. However, successful 1989, Digvijaya mislaid from Rajgarh to the BJP's Pyarelal Khandelwal.

However, aft the Janata Dal conjugation collapsed successful the Centre, Digvijaya won the spot again successful the 1991 Lok Sabha polls.

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When helium returned to authorities authorities for a 10-year stint arsenic CM, his member Laxman Singh won the spot the adjacent 5 times for the Congress.

Digvijaya Singh presently serves arsenic a Member of Parliament successful the Rajya Sabha and is simply a imperishable invitee to the Congress Working Committee.

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Singh is contesting from his location turf, the Rajgarh spot successful the 2024 Lok Sabha predetermination against two-time BJP MP Rodmal Nagar. Singh is returning to this spot aft 3 decades.

The Rajgarh constituency is acceptable to ballot connected May 7.

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Published: 05 May 2024, 01:10 PM IST