15-year-old vow fulfilled: MP man tonsures head after defeat of Congress candidate

Bhopal: In a unique case of personal bitterness, Govind Singh Lodhi, a resident of Jarai village in Pichore tehsil of Madhya Pradesh tonsured his head as fulfilment of vow.

Lodhi waited 15 years for the defeat of Congress candidate KP Singh in the recently held state election. Lodhi's wish finally came true and Singh was defeated by BJP's Devendra Jain by a margin of approximately 40,000 votes from Shivpuri seat.

According to sources, Lodhi revealed that "in 2008 when my brother died in a road accident, some unknown woman captured his (deceased's) property and got it transferred to her name. I took my complaint to the then-Pichhor MLA Singh. He not only tore my application, but insulted and slapped me, and sent me away. I prayed that highhandedness of this man should end some day. I waited for 15 long years for my prayers to be answered. Hence, I shaved my head along with beard and moustache."

KP Singh has been an MLA from Pichhor assembly for six consecutive times. This time, he contested the polls from Shivpuri seat and faced a big defeat.