WWW.INDIANEXPRESS.COM THE INDIAN EXPRESS,MONDAY, MARCH 25, 2019 5 GUJARAT CM LAUNCHES VIJAY SANKALP SAMMELAN FROM MEHSANA Diwali in Pak if Cong wins, says Rupani India. PARIMAL DABHI Taking on the opposition parties MEHSANA, MARCH 24 who have got together and formed mahagathbandhan, Rupani said, LAUNCHING GUJARAT BJP’s elec- “Black marketeers, secessionists, toral campaign — Vijay Sankalp corrupt, naxalites, terrorists — all Sammelan — from here on Sunday, these elements whom we have ChiefMinister Vijay Rupani said that been fighting are coming together ifCongress wins the Lok Sabha elec- to stop Modi. They have only one tions, there will be Diwali-like cele- slogan, ‘Modi Hatao (remove)’. Our brations in Pakistan, while the slogan is, ‘Garibi (poverty) Hatao’, neighbouring country will slip into ‘Bhrashtachar (corruption) Hatao’, “matam (mourning)” if Narendra ‘Berojgari (unemployment) Hatao’, Modi-led BJP comes back to power. ‘Atankvadi (terrorists) Hatao’, Alleging that the Congress could Naxalwadi (Naxalites) Hatao’. We are have taken revenge after Mumbai talking of removing secessionists,” Terror attacks in 2008, but chose not Rupani said, adding Ram Temple to, Rupani also said that it is behav- will be built by the BJP in India. “The ing like a party of Pakistan. Congress can create as many hur- “The language that Pakistan dles as it can in that direction.” speaks is being used by the Congress Rupani further said that Gujarat leaders. They are insulting our Chief Minister Vijay Rupani at the Vijay Sankalp Sammelan in Mehsana on Sunday. Express has become famous as the land of armed forces. They are defeating the ‘Gandhi and Sardar’ because of morale of the people of India. Modi. Earlier during the Congress Whom do you (Congress) want to air strike in Pakistan, following where there is “appeasement of Sayeed (former Jammu and Kashmir rule in Gujarat, Rupani added, Surendranagar MP dropped support by giving a negative re- Pulwama terror attack, the Congress none and justice for all”. CM who belonged to the PDP, BJP’s Ahmedabad, Porbandar, Surat and sponse to the press conference by party is also terrified. “Justice for all, whether a poor former alliance partner) was ab- Kutch used to be known for gang- (the) armed forces? Today, an at- “In the 10 years of the Congress Mohammedbhai or a Mohanbhai. ducted? When family members of sters like Abdul Latif, Santokben from BJP list hits out at party mosphere is emerging as ifCongress (UPA) rule under Manmohan Singh, One nation, one law,” Rupani said. Ghulam Nabi Azad were abducted, Jadeja, Mohammed Surati, Ibla is a party of Pakistan...on May 23 a number of big terror attacks took “We want respect for all the re- who had released terrorists? There Sheikh, respectively. “So there is no question of me being when results (of Lok Sabha elec- place in India. But there always was spectable elements ofthis country — are many such instances. Who had Rupani also spoke about various EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE responsible for this,” he told The Indian tions) will be out...and ifby mistake, an identical response. In attack on gaay(cow), Gita and Ganga.” served biryani to terrorists when they welfare schemes launched by Prime AHMEDABAD, MARCH 24 Express. the Congress is ahead (of the BJP), Taj Hotel of Mumbai, 178 people Reacting to the Congress party’s had entered Hazrat Bal Dargah and Minister Modi like Ujjwala Yojana, Fatepara added that now he will de- there will be Diwali(-like) celebra- were killed. And what was the reac- criticism of the BJP in connection who had released them? People of Ayushman Bharat, Pradhan Mantri A DAY after Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) cide his future course of action after tion in Pakistan. And if on May 23, tion (of the government)? ‘We will with Kandahar aeroplane hijack India know all this as well. And even Awas Yojana, Swachh Bharat, Jan announced its third list ofcandidates, in- meeting the leaders of the Koli commu- (the) people of India give clear ma- see.’.People were being killed in episode when some terrorists, in- then (during Kandahar episode), Dhan Yojana etc. cluding 15 from Gujarat, for the upcom- nity, to which he belongs. Munjapara too jority to Narendrabhai, there will be Bangalore, Lucknow, Hyderabad, cluding Masood Azhar, were released Atalji, in an all-party meeting, de- At the meeting, Congress turn- ing Lok Sabha elections, Surendranagar belongs to the locally-influential matamin Pakistan. Pakistan is petri- Delhi, Ahmedabad.But, no reaction by the then NDA government led by cided to save the lives of270 people,” coat MLA Asha Patel was present on MP Devjibhai Fatepara, whose name was Chunvaliya Koli community. fied by Narendrabhai,” said Rupani at all. Only talks, but no concrete Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Rupani said, Rupani added. the dais, whereas Deputy Chief dropped, Sunday blamed his two party Fatepara, who is also facing a case reg- in Mehsana where the party is yet steps,” said Rupani. “You are talking of Kandahar. Who Terming the upcoming LS elec- Minister Nitin Patel, who was to at- colleagues for the ouster. istered under the Negotiable Instruments to announce its candidate. Rupani added that the BJP had released the terrorists when tions as a dharma yudhha, Rupani tend the meet, skipped it over some The party had announced the name Act for allegedly not paying up for a land Rupani added that after India’s wanted to make India a super power daughter of Mufti Mohammed said that it will decide the future of “party work”. ofMahendra Munjpara, a medical practi- deal, had defected to the BJP in the run up tioner, from Surendranagar. to the last General Elections in 2014. He He alleging that BJP MLA Dhanjibhai had defeated fellow Koli leader and Patel and former legislator Jayantibhai Congress veteran Somabhai Patel. Kavadiya are behind this, a charge which This is not the first time when the AAP to contest 5 seats, down from 24 in 2014 both the leaders denied. Surendranagar seat has been embroiled parliamentary constituencies. In 2014, the Aam Aadmi Party with over 6,000 active office-bear- “Dhanjibhai and Jayantibhai are be- in controversies during distribution of AISHWARYA MOHANTY The candidates from Mehsana had failed to emerge as a third op- ers. Talking about the trajectory of hind my ouster. In 2007, I had defeated tickets. In the 2017 state Assembly elec- VADODARA, MARCH 24 include Rajesh Patel, Secretary DECISION tion in the state and ended up with the party in Gujarat, a senior leader, Jayantibhai from Halvad. Since then he tions too, there were strong protests and General of AAP, Hasmukh Patel, just 1.5% of the votes polled. In the on condition ofanonymity, said, “In had issues with me. He has not been invit- resentment after Dhanjibhai Patel, an in- THE AAM Aadmi Party (AAP) plans District President. Four names have 2017 again, AAP contested from 30- 2014, we had very few party work- ing me to programmes in Halvad,” he dustrialist from Kadva Patidar commu- to field candidates in the general been forwarded from Banaskantha 2019 odd seats for the 182-member ers. There was no proper organisa- said. nity, was announced the party candidate elections next month in its pursuit which include Bhemabhai Gujarat assembly election but failed tion as such but there was a huge Fatepara, who was in Congress in for Wadhwan constituency in to gain ground in Gujarat. However, Choudhary, Vice President of AAP to register a win in any of the seats. impact of (the popularity of) AAP in 2007, had defeated Kavadiya, who was a Surendranagar, dropping the then sitting it has scaled down its ambition since Gujarat, Rameshbhai Thakkar, Vice tions. “Initially we wanted to con- However, in three seats, Chhota Delhi here in Gujarat, and so we BJP candidate then, in the state Assembly and two-time MLA Varshaben Doshi. the 2014 polls when it contested 24 President ofthe North Gujarat Zone, test the next Assembly elections Udepur, Wankaner and Bapunagar, fought from 24 of the 26 seats. elections. BJP’s former minister Ranjitsinh Jhala seats in the state. This time, the party Nareshbhai Nabhani, President of and skip this general elections,” the party was able to make its pres- “In 2017, the failure in Punjab, Kavadiya, however, told The Indian had announced his resignation, alleging will only contest from five parlia- AAP, North Gujarat zone and AAP state President Kishore Desai ence felt somewhat in the Assembly which the party was very confident Express that he was the one who had the seat was being sold for Rs 9 crore in mentary constituencies including Maganbhai Pala. said. “However, looking at the pres- elections. of winning, affected the party ma- brought Fatepara to the BJP from public during an event. Mehsana, Banaskantha, Jamnagar, According to top party leaders ent scenario of MLAs from the Desai said that apart from “fight- chinery. The support from Delhi Congress. “All these are false allegations. Adding to this ongoing dissent, dur- Junagadh and Kutch. in the state, the decision to contest Congress resigning from their par- ing corruption, lack ofjobs and edu- dwindled after the state failed to I am not even in the BJP parliamentary ing the same time, a purported audio clip In a meeting held Saturday, the Lok Sabha elections from these ties and joining the BJP, we decided cation and every issue that affects choose and project candidates. board. So how am I involved in dropping of a conversation between an AAP’s state party leaders forwarded constituencies came in the wake of to contest the byelections to these the common man, this time it will There have also been financial cri- his name.