A video of former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath using the word “item” seemingly for a former woman colleague who switched over to the BJP has created a furore amid campaigning for next month’s Assembly by-elections. Addressing a campaign meeting in Dabra, where the Congress is up against Imarti Devi of the BJP, Nath said his party candidate was a “simple person” unlike his opponent who is an “item”. “Why should I take the name (of the opposing candidate)? You all know that person better than me. What an item,” Nath said.
