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Scindia Steps Down to Welcome Rival Singh at Shrewsbury School Opening

The rare display of cross-party warmth at the Bhopal boarding school ceremony drew praise on social media.

Congress leader Digvijaya Singh and union minister Jyotiraditya Scindia at the inauguration of Shrewsbury International School.
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Overview

  • At the Shrewsbury International School inauguration in Bhopal on August 8, Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia descended from the dais to warmly greet Congress Rajya Sabha MP Digvijaya Singh, saying “Sorry, I didn’t see you.”
  • The pair, representing erstwhile royal families turned political foes, then walked onto the stage side by side to formally open the co-educational British boarding school.
  • Social media users widely praised the display of cross-party civility, with clips of their interaction going viral across platforms.
  • Scindia’s 2020 defection from Congress to the BJP precipitated the fall of the Kamal Nath government, intensifying his rivalry with Singh.
  • In recent elections Scindia reclaimed the Guna Lok Sabha seat in 2024 and serves as a Union Minister, while Singh suffered defeats in the 2019 and 2024 contests.