KOTA: Congress candidate from Kota-Bundi Lok Sabha seat Prahlad Gunjal was accompanied by senior get together chief Shanti Dhariwal as the previous filed his nomination papers on Saturday a day after the 2 leaders traded barbs at a celebration assembly. In a present of unity inside the get together, Gunjal and Dhariwal went to the workplace of the district election officer at 2.15 pm with the get together’s state in-charge Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa and Rajasthan Pradesh Congress Committee chief Govind Singh Dotasra.
Later, the Congress leaders led a march from Maharao Ummed Singh Stadium to Collectorate Circle, the place they addressed a gathering of get together employees.
Gunjal, who joined the Congress from the BJP just lately, bought right into a heated argument with Dhariwal throughout a celebration assembly right here on Friday over Gunjal’s allegations of corruption towards the latter throughout the meeting polls marketing campaign.
The 2 leaders had confronted one another within the meeting polls from the Kota North constituency just a few months in the past in December, with Dhariwal profitable by a small margin.
Gunjal has been pitted towards Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla in Kota-Bundi seat, which is able to go to polls within the second part of normal elections on April 26.
Throughout his deal with to get together employees on Saturday, Gunjal mentioned that his public life had been “spotless”.
He mentioned the competition was between him and Birla, not Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and added that it was additionally not a combat between the events.
Individuals would tear Birla’s garments as he has accomplished nothing for his constituency regardless of being in a high submit, the previous BJP chief mentioned.
The BJP in Kota area has been diminished to a celebration of 1 household (Birla’s) and get together employees should bow right down to him to rise within the get together, Gunjal mentioned.
Gunjal mentioned he isn’t like different BJP MLAs who bow earlier than the Lok Sabha speaker.
“Prahlad Gunjal will do ‘parikarma’ (circumambulate) of Lord Ram’s temple, not of Birlaji. I got here out of the BJP as I most popular quitting the get together over accepting slavery,” Gunjal mentioned.
The Congress chief challenged Birla to contest the election with out the assist of the BJP or the prime minister.
PCC chief Govind Singh Dotasra, state in-charge Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa, Dhariwal and different leaders additionally addressed the rally, and appealed to voters to make sure a Congress victory.
Dotasra, responding to a query on the argument between Gunjal and Dhariwal, mentioned: “Let bygones be bygones. It’s time to write a brand new historical past of improvement.”
Dotasra mentioned each Gunjal and Dhariwal had contested elections towards one another, and all leaders act as per their get together’s expectations.
“However yesterday, elder and youthful brother joined arms and all of us are united right now and we’ll combat the election unitedly,” the PCC chief mentioned.
The get together was united behind Gunjal, he added.
Attacking the BJP, Dotasra mentioned Dotasra Modi has demanded an account of “70 years of Congress rule” however neither he nor Birla has given an account of their 10-year rule.
Randhawa, chatting with media at Kota collectorate, refuted studies that Congress leaders have been leaving and becoming a member of the BJP.
He added that it was the BJP that’s not discovering appropriate candidates and managing by defecting leaders from different events.
“In the event that they (BJP) declare that they may cross 400 seats, why are they taking assist of crutches (candidates from different events)? Why are they getting employees from different events to hitch their get together?” Randhawa requested.
Later, the Congress leaders led a march from Maharao Ummed Singh Stadium to Collectorate Circle, the place they addressed a gathering of get together employees.
Gunjal, who joined the Congress from the BJP just lately, bought right into a heated argument with Dhariwal throughout a celebration assembly right here on Friday over Gunjal’s allegations of corruption towards the latter throughout the meeting polls marketing campaign.
The 2 leaders had confronted one another within the meeting polls from the Kota North constituency just a few months in the past in December, with Dhariwal profitable by a small margin.
Gunjal has been pitted towards Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla in Kota-Bundi seat, which is able to go to polls within the second part of normal elections on April 26.
Throughout his deal with to get together employees on Saturday, Gunjal mentioned that his public life had been “spotless”.
He mentioned the competition was between him and Birla, not Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and added that it was additionally not a combat between the events.
Individuals would tear Birla’s garments as he has accomplished nothing for his constituency regardless of being in a high submit, the previous BJP chief mentioned.
The BJP in Kota area has been diminished to a celebration of 1 household (Birla’s) and get together employees should bow right down to him to rise within the get together, Gunjal mentioned.
Gunjal mentioned he isn’t like different BJP MLAs who bow earlier than the Lok Sabha speaker.
“Prahlad Gunjal will do ‘parikarma’ (circumambulate) of Lord Ram’s temple, not of Birlaji. I got here out of the BJP as I most popular quitting the get together over accepting slavery,” Gunjal mentioned.
The Congress chief challenged Birla to contest the election with out the assist of the BJP or the prime minister.
PCC chief Govind Singh Dotasra, state in-charge Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa, Dhariwal and different leaders additionally addressed the rally, and appealed to voters to make sure a Congress victory.
Dotasra, responding to a query on the argument between Gunjal and Dhariwal, mentioned: “Let bygones be bygones. It’s time to write a brand new historical past of improvement.”
Dotasra mentioned each Gunjal and Dhariwal had contested elections towards one another, and all leaders act as per their get together’s expectations.
“However yesterday, elder and youthful brother joined arms and all of us are united right now and we’ll combat the election unitedly,” the PCC chief mentioned.
The get together was united behind Gunjal, he added.
Attacking the BJP, Dotasra mentioned Dotasra Modi has demanded an account of “70 years of Congress rule” however neither he nor Birla has given an account of their 10-year rule.
Randhawa, chatting with media at Kota collectorate, refuted studies that Congress leaders have been leaving and becoming a member of the BJP.
He added that it was the BJP that’s not discovering appropriate candidates and managing by defecting leaders from different events.
“In the event that they (BJP) declare that they may cross 400 seats, why are they taking assist of crutches (candidates from different events)? Why are they getting employees from different events to hitch their get together?” Randhawa requested.
