BJP holds ‘Zenda Lagao’ campaign in Sillewada
| Date :15-Sep-2019 |
Girish Vyas, MLC; Dr Rajiv Potdar, BJP District President; Sonba Musale and other BJP leaders during a meeting held at Sillewada on Saturday.
Staff Reporter :
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), in response to Saoner MLA Sunil Kedar’s threat issued to BJP workers, organised a ‘Zenda Lagao’ campaign in Sillewada village on Saturday. “If required, we will intensify the campaign,” said Dr Rajiv Potdar, BJP District President, while addressing the gathering at the village. Girish Vyas, MLC; Dr Rajiv Potdar, Shrikant Deshpande led the campaign. Around 500 party workers gathered at Sillewada and installed BJP flags at the houses of the supporters. Addressing the gathering, Dr Potdar said that Kedar had insulted BJP and its flag in his speech.
“Party is like mother to us. Hence, we will not tolerate its insult. We will intensify the campaign in future,” he said. Dr Potdar alleged that the elected representatives of Saoner constituency were resorting to terrorising the people. “Kedar has lost his cool, probably because he has sensed his defeat in the ensuing State Legislative Assembly elections,” he remarked. Arvind Gajbhiye, Sanjay Tekade, Ramesh Mankar, Ashok Dhote, Dada Mangale, Nitin Rathi, Vijay Deshmukh, Ashok Tandulkar, Prakash Tekade, Ramrao Mowade, Sonba Musale, Waman Kumbhare, Vilas Thakre, Ramesh Jain, Gurudeo Kale, Chhaya Dhole, Laxman Pandagade, Chandrashekhar Lande, Anil Tambakhe, Surendra Shende, Shatru Sawarkar, Dnyaneshwar Gudadhe, Rajesh Jiwtode, Meena Taywade, Imeshwar Yawalkar, Pramod Hatti, Sandeep Upadhyay, Sanjay Kakde and others participated in BJP campaign. Meanwhile, BJP MLA Krishna Khopde issued a statement targetting Sunil Kedar. Khopde stated that Kedar had won Assembly election in 2014 from Saoner as BJP candidate’s form got rejected in scrutiny on technical ground. “The situation has changed today. People of Saoner constituency want development.
Kedar has probably sensed his defeat in the ensuing Assembly elections. Hence, he has resorted to threatening BJP workers,” he added. He advised Kedar to follow his father Babasaheb Kedar who is respected for his good work. As far as BJP is concerned, the party workers will not get deterred by threats, he stated.
Cong demands action against Potdar
Staff Reporter :
The ongoing tussle between BJP Rural District President Rajiv Potdar and Congress MLA Sunil Kedar is now getting more political as Nagpur District Rural Congress Committee executive members and workers demanded action against Potdar for unlawful words against Sillewada Sarpanch Pramila Bagde. Addressing a press conference on Saturday at Press Club, Prakash Wasu said, “Potdar tried to took the credit for Sillewada-Nagpur city bus service but instead Sarpanch Bagde put efforts to run the city bus for the benefits of the villagers.”
While talking about the media clipping on Sunil Kedar’s threatening to Potdar and BJP workers during the inauguration of bus service, Wasu stated that media showed only a portion of Kedar’s speech which is wrong. A large number of congress workers were present during the press conference to show their support to Kedar and also demanded action against Potdar for his wrong words and behaviour against a Dalit Sarpanch.
Congress registered a complaint against Potdar and they demanded quick action against him. Ravindra Chitale, Pramila Bagde, Ramesh Jog, Rahul Siriya, Takshasheela Waghmare, Purushottam Chandekar, Vandana Dhage and others were present during the press conference.