Bhopal, Aug 09: Ahead of the assembly polls, rebel Congress MLA in Madhya Pradesh Kalpana Parulekar today quit the party and joined NCP, branding Digvijay Singh government in the state as being a "Mafia Raj, anti-farmer and feudal". "I have snapped all ties with congress and joining NCP to fight the feudal regime in Madhya Pradesh which is working against the interests of the farmers", Parulekar told reporters in the presence NCP National Secretary Vijay Dubey. A bitter critic of the Chief Minister, the Mahidpur MLA said she had apprised Congress President Sonia Gandhi as also AICC General Sambika Soni about the "sorry state of affairs in congress" in the state but "no corrective steps were initiated to end Mafia Raj and feudal style of functioning". Parulekar said she fought the "anti-farmer" policies of the state government during the past four years remaining within the party but since it was not fruitful, she held talks with NCP supremo Sharad Pawar to work out a joint strategy.

"Pawar is determined to launch a vigorous battle against the style of functioning of Digvijay Singh by bringing together all like-minded parties before the coming assembly elections in Madhya Pradesh", she said. Bureau Report