Khandwa, Oct. 5 -- Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on Monday took an indirect dig at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over his recent visit to Balaghat, alleging that Congress leaders were now visiting the region for electoral gains after the BJP government had eliminated Naxal activities there.

Without naming Rahul Gandhi, CM Yadav said that Congress leaders were visiting Balaghat now after the Naxal problem had been brought under control, and questioned where they were when the Congress was in power.

"Now that we have eliminated the Naxalites, these (Congress) vote-hungry people will go to Balaghat. When your government was in power, you should have gone there. This is our government; you can travel across the entire state, but ...