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The Congress leaders had also raised objection to the ministers’ remarks on several issues including party’s stand on Ram temple issue, cow slaughter and crime against women. Ministers of different factions are embarrassing the government and sparking controversies with their remarks. As a result, the government has been compelled to issue guidelines, but they are useless,” said BJP state spokesperson Rajneesh Agrawal.The government’s decision to keep a check on ministers came in view of recent remarks by some ministers which resulted into a big controversy. Bhopal: The Kamal Nath government has issued an official code of conduct for all cabinet members and asked them to avoid controversies.BJP dubbed it a futile exercise to restrain ministers.This is for the first time that the state government has issued unofficial guidelines to ministers to shun the practice of making bizarre remarks. Recently, Congress ministers were involved in a verbal spat with BJP leaders over appointment of Priyanka Gandhi as AICC general secretary.Some ministers failed to react on farmers’ issue and law and order situation during a sudden spate of killings in the state.A few ministers were found making controversial remarks against top officials and bureaucrats..