Chhindwara/Bhopal, May 19 (IANS): As posters of ‘missing former Congress Chief Minister Kamalnath and his son Nakulnath appeared in Chhindwara district of Madhya Pradesh on Tuesday morning, the Congress dubbed it "cheap politics" and pointed a finger at the ruling BJP.

The posters read: "The public of Chhindwara is looking for its MLA Kamalnath and member of Parliament Nakulnath in this hour of need. Whosoever brings them here will be rewarded with Rs 21,000." The voters of the Chhindwara Assembly and parliamentary segments were mentioned as those making the request.

It is still not known who pasted these posters.

Congress media cell vice-chairman Sayyid Jafar said: "This is a mischief played by the BJP. The country is under a lockdown and the Prime Minister has appealed to the people to remain where they are. While Kamalnath is in Bhopal, while his son is in Delhi. The BJP should tell whether Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan has visited Budhni (his Assembly segment) or Narendra Modi visited Varanasi, or Amit Shah visited Gujarat."

He said that the representatives of Kamalnath and his son were out helping the poor amid the lockdown.

"The Congress MLAs are busy providing succour to the needy, distributing ration and other items. The BJP has only showed its cheap politics by pasting such posters."

Lokender Prashar, media incharge of the state BJP, said he was not aware of the posters issue.

"If these Congress leaders have not reached their assembly and parliamentary constituencies amid the coronavirus, the voters must have been pained and must be looking for them. What has the BJP to do with it?"