Congress candidate Nilesh Kumbhani lacking from his Surat house
Surat Congress chief Nilesh Kumbhani, whose nomination as Lok Sabha candidate was rejected over alleged discrepancies, is lacking and cannot be reached over the cellphone, native media reported at the moment. This comes a day after the BJP’s Mukesh Dalal was declared winner from the BJP stronghold in any case rival candidates withdrew from the competition.
Amid experiences claiming that Mr Kumbhani could be a part of the BJP, Congress staff protested exterior his locked home with posters that learn, “janata ka gaddar (individuals’s traitor)”.
The dramatic occasions observe the BJP’s first Lok Sabha win in Surat, unopposed. Gujarat BJP chief CR Paatil yesterday mentioned Surat has introduced “the primary lotus” to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. “I congratulate our candidate for Surat Lok Sabha seat Mukesh Dalal for getting elected unopposed,” he mentioned in a submit on X.
The Congress has approached the Election Fee, alleging that the ruling BJP in Gujarat exerted “improper and undue affect”, and demanded a restart of the ballot course of.
“We now have due to this fact requested the Election Fee to postpone the election in Surat and redo the election shorty to ship a transparent message that you simply can’t benefit from this type of improper undue affect,” social gathering spokesperson Abhishek Singhvi informed reporters after assembly the Election Commissioners yesterday.
Mr Singhvi claimed that in Surat, Congress candidate Kumbhani was nominated by 4 proposers, “however, immediately all 4 stood up and denied their signatures”.
“That is no coincidence. The candidate is lacking for a lot of hours and by the point he resurfaces we discover that each different candidate has withdrawn his candidature, each one among them. His candidature is rejected by the returning officer,” he mentioned.
What Occurred In Surat: A Timeline
April 18: Congress candidate recordsdata Nilesh Kumbhani nomination for Surat Lok Sabha seat
April 19: BJP employee Dinesh Jodhani objects to Mr Kumbhani’s nomination and alleges that signatures of his proposers are faux.
April 20: Polling officers say they obtained affidavits from the proposers claiming that signatures on Mr Kumbhani nomination are usually not theirs. The district election officer seeks Mr Kumbhani’s reply inside a day.
April 21: The Congress candidate’s nomination is cancelled by District Election Officer (DEO) after he and his proposers don’t flip as much as assist his nomination type. The proposers, together with two shut kinfolk of the Congress decide, couldn’t be reached over the cellphone.
April 22: On the final day of withdrawing nomination, eight candidates, together with the BSP decide and Independents, withdraw their nominations. BJP’s Mukesh Dalal is asserted winner.
