New Delhi: Veteran Congress leader and Union HRD Minister Arjun Singh has again stirred up controversy. In an exclusive interview to NDTV, the veteran Congress leader said that he is shocked at the price one has to pay for loyalty.
Arjun Singh's daughter was denied a ticket from the Seedhi Lok Sabha constituency in Madhya Pradesh and is now contesting as an Independent.
Even though Arjun Singh has assured the Congress High Command that he will campaign against his own daughter, the veteran party leader was furious that his daughter was denied the ticket, saying that for Congress, there is no difference between honour and humiliation.
Singh had made his displeasure public recently. Arjun Singh had said that though he would campaign against her, but had made it clear that he was unhappy over denial of tickets to his kin.
The Union HRD Minister had also expressed regret that there was not much debate or discussion in the party on ideological issues to throw up spontaneous solutions.
Meanwhile, reacting to Arjun Singh's charges, Congress leader Jayanthi Natrajan said, "We do not agree with Arjun Singh's views as loyalty has a different meaning for us."