The four Indian bloc candidates are Congress MP JP Agarwal (Chandni Chowk seat) and AAP candidates Somnath Bharti (New Delhi), Kuldeep Kumar (East Delhi) and Mahabal Mishra. (West Delhi) have registered their candidature for the Lok Sabha elections. Saturday.
Agarwal is an experienced politician and five-time member of Parliament from Delhi, and this year he will be running against Praveen Khandelwal of the Bharatiya Janata Party. After undergoing traditional blessing rituals at his home, he along with AAP and Congress supporters headed to the Hanuman temple in Yamuna Bazar for blessings.
Rajya Sabha member Vivek Tanka, Delhi Congress president Ram Niwas Goel, Delhi Pradesh Congress interim president Devender Yadav, Delhi minister Imran Hussain, AAP MLA Pawan Sharma and Vandana.・Mr. Kumari accompanied the nomination meeting.
But on Saturday, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) accused Mr Agarwal of “admitting defeat even before the election”.
Delhi BJP spokesperson Praveen Shankar Kapur criticized Agarwal for not holding a nomination rally from the constituency, saying: “Jai Prakash Agarwal was the first candidate from Delhi from 1952 to 2024 who could not even hold a nomination rally from his constituency…Traditionally, he was a candidate not only in the country but also in the world. Inside, poll candidates gather in their respective constituencies on the day of nomination and then go to submit their nominations…showing the strength of their supporters.”
Replying to Mr. Kapoor, Mr. Agarwal said: “The statement of the BJP spokesperson seems to suggest that he probably does not have a complete and accurate knowledge of the geography of Chandni Chowk or the Lok Sabha constituency. When I left my residence, I prayed to Bajrang Bali Ji at the ancient Hanuman temple at the crematorium and took his blessings.”
Meanwhile, Kumar, who is competing against BJP candidate Harsh Malhotra, received blessings from his parents and Seema Sisodia, wife of former deputy CM and AAP leader Manish Sisodia, before filing his nomination. AAP MP Sanjay Singh, Delhi minister Atishi and MLA Dilip Pandey also participated in his nomination rally.
Escorted by Sanjay Singh and cabinet minister Kailash Gahlot, Mishra from the West Delhi seat filed his nomination papers and vowed to win this Lok Sabha election on the basis of jobs alone. Prior to the procession, Mishra took blessings from Lord Ram. Mishra, who is running against the Bharatiya Janata Party’s Kamaljeet Sehrawat, said, “The people of Delhi are now totally against the Bharatiya Janata Party and will give a befitting answer to the politics of hooliganism, dictatorship and imprisonment through their votes.” Deaf,” he said.
Bharti, who is in opposition to the BJP’s Bansuri Swaraj, on Friday (a day before filing her nomination papers) announced that she will hold posts in the Delhi Development Authority (DDA), the Delhi Jal Board (vice-chairman) and the Jail Visitors’ Committee (unofficial). resigned. Membership system). Bharti’s nomination was accompanied by his wife, two children and AAP’s Gopal Rai and Saurabh Bharadwaj. The procession started from his DMS Sabji Mandi in his O Block in West Paternagar and culminated at Grover His Sweets in West Paternagar. Meanwhile, his supporters raised slogans such as “Jhadoo ki chhot se, Jail ka jamab vote se” (Jail will be answered by voting with a broom).
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Date first uploaded: May 5, 2024, 05:26 IST
