Jyotiraditya to canvass against aunt Yashodhara

Bhopal, Mar 1 (UNI) Guna MP Jyotiraditya Scindia has announced that he will canvass against his paternal aunt and Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Yashodhara Raje Scindia -- who is also Madhya Pradesh Tourism and Sports Minister -- for the Gwalior parliamentary bypoll.

By doing this, Mr Scindia broke a tradition of Scindia family members not canvassing against their kin. He began drumming up support for Congress nominee Ashok Singh. Mr Scindia addressed a public meeting at Narwar and will be the key speaker at Gwalior's Lashkar (West) tonight.

Tomorrow, the young parliamentarian will address meetings at Chinaur and Hazira. On March 5, he will canvass in Hastinapur and Shinde. The following day will see him at Bhander and Dabra.

Union Power Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde will address two meetings in Gwalior on March 5 and Minister of State for Agriculture Kantilal Bhuria will canvass there the following day.

In Raisen district's Udaypura assembly constituency, Congress state unit President Subhash Yadav, along with central observer and MP Raju Parmar, canvassed today for nominee Sahab Singh Patel.

Congress General Secretary V Narayanasamy, who also holds charge of this state, will leave for Gwalior tomorrow along with Mr Yadav. Mr Narayansamy will be in Udaypura on March 5.

Gwalior, Sidhi (ST) Lok Sabha constituencies and Udaypura will go to the hustings on March 8.

UNI