A veteran leader of the Congress party, Digvijaya Singh is a Member of Parliament in the Rajya Sabha is also currently the General Secretary of the grand old party's All India Congress Committee. For two terms from 1993 to 2003, he had served as the 14th Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh, a central Indian state. Between 1980–84, he was a minister in Chief Minister Arjun Singh's cabinet. In 1969, he was married to Asha Singh. She died in 2013. In August 2015, he married to Rajya Sabha TV anchor Amrita Rai.
read moreAn Indore district court on Saturday sentenced Madhya Pradesh's former Chief Minister Digvijaya Singh, and six others to one year's rigorous imprisonment in a case related to a clash with protesting workers of the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) in 2011.
Digvijaya Singh's recent remarks on Veer Savarkar has ignited a new controversy. In his statement, the former MP CM had said that Savarkar mentioned in his book that there is nothing wrong in consuming beef.
A row erupted on Saturday over Congress leader Digvijaya Singh's purported comments in an audio chat on social media that his party will have a "relook" at Article 370 revocation and Jammu and Kashmir's lost statehood if it returns to power, with the BJP accusing him of speaking "the language of Pakistan" and spewing venom against India.
Senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh has been facing flak over his alleged leaked chat where he was heard saying to a Pakistan journalist that if Congress comes to power, it will consider revoking Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir.
Intensifying its attack on Congress party over leaked audio of Digvijaya Singh's Clubhouse chat, the BJP on Saturday said that it was a part of the 'toolkit' mentioned a few days ago.
Amid the controversy over the Congress clubhouse tape, BJP national spokesperson Sambit Patra lashed out at senior leader Digvijaya Singh for echoing Pakistan's demands and 'spewing venom' against India.
As COVID-19 cases spread across India like wildfire, several politicos on April 16 tested positive.
Congress veteran leader Digvijaya Singh on January 27 reacted on the violence which took place at different places of Delhi. Blaming the Centre, he said, "This was an act of concerted conspiracy to malign a peaceful movement." "At the Ghazipur border, the police barricaded the route which was the planned route for the tractor rally. Then police used tear gas which precipitated the violence that ensued." "The farmers have handed over 15 people who started the violence yesterday. They have been found to have government identity cards. Now you only understand who is in the govt. This was an act of concerted conspiracy to malign a peaceful movement," he added.
After recent trends of Madhya Pradesh by-poll results showed that Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is leading over Congress in the state, party leader Jyotiraditya Scindia said that the results have proved that Kamal Nath and Digvijaya Singh are the traitors.
Congress leader Digvijaya Singh on November 10 claimed that EVMs are not tamper-proof.
Spokesperson for MP Congress Committee, KK Mishra on Congress leader Digvijaya Singh's alleged viral video said that it is not Unparliamentary conduct to ask someone to back out.
BJP Leader Lokendra Mishra on Digvijaya Singh's alleged viral audio said that Digvijaya Singh has come out of his hole at last stage of elections and further accused him of believing in management rather than democracy.
Congress veteran leader and former Madhya Pradesh chief minister Digvijaya Singh reacted on Kamal Nath calling BJP leader Imarti Devi an "Item".
Congress party released its manifesto for the upcoming by-election to the legislative assembly of Madhya Pradesh on October 17.
While speaking to ANI in the national capital on September 18, Congress leader Digvijaya Singh spoke on agriculture bill.
BJP leader Jyotiraditya Scindia while addressing a gathering in Gwalior on August 23 lashed out at former Madhya Pradesh chief Minister Kamal Nath and Congress leader Digvijaya Singh.
Congress Leader Digvijaya Singh took a jibe at BJP leader Jyotiraditya Scindia during a press conference on August 23.
This ceremony was to take place in the month of April but was postponed because of extensive Lockdown across the nation from March end.
While speaking to media in Bhopal on July 20, the veteran Congress leader Digvijaya Singh spoke on Ram Temple.
While speaking to media in Ashoknagar, senior Congress leader, Digvijaya Singh commented on current Rajasthan political situation and actions of party against Sachin Pilot.
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