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Digvijaya on a peace-keepingmission

AICC General-Secretary Digvijaya Singh is known to take on all those who cross his path, whether it is the high and mighty P Chidambaram, or the all-powerful Ahmed Patel. But when it comes to his family, he is not willing to compromise. This is exactly what happened recently. With his 10 years of self-imposed banwas coming to an end, he is planning to contest the Lok Sabha elections and focus on national politics. As per plan, his son, Yashwardhan, is being groomed to contest from Raghogarh, the family seat. The young Singh has already held a yatra and is busy familiarising himself with the constituency, while the doting father is trying to bury the hatchet with the Scindias, who have some influence in Raghogarh. So, when a new Congress office was opened in the State, Digvijaya Singh publicly embraced Jyotiraditya Scindia and delivered a speech full of praise and admiration in his favour, calling him one of the brightest stars of the Congress. Jyotiraditya also reciprocated by heaping praises on the leadership of Digvijaya Singh. The new-found bonhomie between the two...READ MORE