In Imarti seat, Kamal Nath’s remark ‘not issue’; voters flag dip in mandi rates, high power bills

As the BJP plays up state Congress chief Kamal Nath’s “item” remark against its candidate Imarti Devi in the run-up to Dabra Assembly bypoll, people in the constituency rue lack of development and raise issues such as crashing grain prices in the mandi and soaring electricity bills.

State Women and Child Development Minister Devi, who was among the Congress MLAs whose resignation brought down the Kamal Nath government, has won the seat thrice in a row since 2008, when the seat was reserved for SC nominees.

Against the three-time MLA, the Congress has fielded Suresh Raje.