Datia, July 13 -- Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on Monday criticised veteran Congress leader Digvijaya Singh's "Ravana" remark against former state Home Minister and BJP leader Narottam Mishra, saying such language was unacceptable during elections and the Congress would pay the price for it.

Yadav defended Mishra's contribution to the Datia Assembly Constituency and said such words for the senior BJP leader would affect the public.

"The use of such language is not tolerable during elections. Narottam Mishra has worked a lot in Datia. The use of such words for him will affect the public here, and Congress will pay the price for it," the CM told ANI.

His remarks came after Digvijaya Singh targeted Narottam Mishra, referring ...