BHOPAL: Madhya Pradesh chief minister Kamal Nath met governor Lalji Tandon on Friday amid the ongoing political upheaval in the state.The chief minister submitted a memorandum to the governor alleging “horse-trading of MLAs by the BJP”.Nath was seen waving a victory sign towards the media as he went in for the meeting which lasted for an hour.Speaking to reporters after the meeting, he said, “I met the governo r and greeted him on Holi. I have given him a letter on how Congress MLAs have been imprisoned and demanded that all the legislators held captive in Bengaluru be freed and brought back to the state. The entire country has seen how Congress MLAs are being held hostage."Asked about the floor test in the assembly, chief minister Nath said, “Floor test can be done after governor's address and budget. But that is only possible when MLAs are independent. You hold 22 MLAs captive and then ask for floor test, that is wrong. Let these MLAs come before the media and talk.” Replying to a question on spread of Covid-19, the chief minister said, “Coronavirus is right now in the political situation here.”In his letter to the governor, the chief minister said, “Our commitment to democratic process is unwavering. As a responsible leader of the Indian National Congress , I invite and would welcome a floor test of my government in the forthcoming session of Madhya Pradesh state assembly already notified from 16th March 2020, on a date fixed by the Speaker. This is the minimum a Constitutional authority can offer to address the ongoing turmoil.”Chief minister Kamal Nath also made serious allegations against the BJP. “I’m constrained to point out the immoral, unethical and illegal acts of Bharatiya Janata Party in Madhya Pradesh. In the first attempt, on 3rd/4th March 2020, the midnight drama leading to whisking away MLAs to Bangaluru is in public domain. The leader of Congress party foiled the attempt of BJP to keep in captivity the MLAs by using both allurement and force,” he wrote.He further claimed, “Post failure of first attempt, the Bharatiya Janata Party, on 8th March 2020, arranged three chartered aircrafts to whisk away 19 MLAs of the Congress party to Bengaluru. Since then, these 19 MLAs, of whom six MLAs are cabinet ministers, are incommunicado in a resort arranged by the BJP. Nobody is allowed access and /or any sort of communication with the 19 captive MLAs.” CM Nath expressed shock that senior leaders of the BJP reached the Speaker’s residence and submitted resignations of the 19 MLAs. “This demonstrates the complicity of BJP leaders in the entire conspiracy and illegal actions. It raises questions of Constitutional propriety and legislative procedure and transparency,” the letter said. CM Nath also mentioned Thursday’s incident in Bengaluru when two cabinet ministers - Jeetu Patwari and Lakhan Singh Yadav - as well as Narayan Choudhary, father of an MLA Manoj Choudhary were manhandled and arrested by the police. Congress said Manoj Choudhary wanted to return to Bhopal.“In these disturbing circumstances, the very edifice of democracy is in danger. Trust of a transparent democratic process seems lost. It merits full investigation and enquiry, so that persons responsible for de-railing the democratic institutional process are exposed and punished,” the letter said.