Gadkari, Tumane, Patole, Gajbhiye to file papers today
| Date :25-Mar-2019 |
Staff Reporter,
Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis will accompany Nitin Gadkari and Krupal Tumane while filing of papers
Union Minister and senior BJP leader Nitin Gadkari will file his nomination papers for Nagpur Lok Sabha seat on Monday morning. Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and other senior BJP and Shiv Sena leaders will accompany him. Fadnavis is specially arriving on Monday morning and will accompany Gadkari to Samvidhan Square in the same vehicle and then to District Collectorate. Shiv Sena candidate from Ramtek Krupal Tumane will also file his nomination at the same time. According to BJP City Unit President Sudhakar Kohale and Election in-charge Sudhakar Deshmukh, the BJP stalwart will reach Zero Mile square at around 9 am and place a wreath at Shahid Gowari Smarak.
Thereafter, Gadkari, Fadnavis will garland the statue of architect of Indian Constitution Bharat Ratna Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar at Samvidhan Square. Guardian Minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule, minister of state Pravin Pote Patil, Rajya Sabha MP Dr Vikas Mahatme, former MP Datta Meghe, Ajay Sancheti, legislators Anil Sole, Girish Vyas, Krishna Khopde, Dr Milind Mane, Vikas Kumbhare, Mayor Nanda Jichkar, ZP President Nisha Sawarkar, ex-MLA Mohan Mate, District president Rajiv Potdar, Sandip Joshi, Sanjay Bhende, Rajesh Bagdi, Dayashankar Tiwari, Jaiprakash Gupta, Pravin Datke, Pradip Pohane, Dr Upendra Kothekar, Ashok Mendhe, Jamal Siddiqui, Dharmapal Meshram, Shivani Dani, Deepraj Pardikar, Bhushan Shingne, Archana Dehankar, Raju Hadap, Pragati Patil, Divya Dhurde, Bhupesh Thulkar, Satish Lonare, Sulekha Kumbhare, all corporators will participate in the process. Congress is also mustering numbers to display its might on the day of filing the nominations. Nagpur Lok Sabha candidate Nana Patole and Ramtek Lok Sabha nominee Kishor Gajbhiye will file the papers together in presence of all senior leaders including former MP Vilas Muttemwar, Mukul Wasnik, former ministers Nitin Raut, Anees Ahmed, Anil Deshmukh, City Congress President Vikas Thakre, District President Rajendra Mulak, Dr Amol Deshmukh, all prominent office-bearers, heads of various cells.
Congress leaders will start from Bishop Cotton ground and reach Samvidhan Square to garland statue of Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar and thereafter will reach District Collectorate to file the papers. Congress is trying to present a unified front at least on the day of filing of nominations and Patole had personally met all the prominent leaders and addressed their separate meetings to woo them. Shiv Sena candidate Krupal Tumane will be accompanied by Sena leaders led by ex-MP Prakash Jadhav, Ashish Jaiswal, BJP legislators Mallikarjun Reddy, Sudhir Parwe, Sameer Meghe, ZP members, prominent office-bearers. BSP finalises candidates? In a late night development on Sunday, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) was said to have finalised the names of its candidates for Nagpur and Ramtek constituencies of Lok Sabha. As per the messages circulated in media circles, BSP had decided to field Mohd Jamaal from Nagpur, and Subhash Gajbhiye from Ramtek.
The situation would be clear on Monday, the last day for filing nominations for Lok Sabha elections. Confusion over Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi candidates Sunday late night saw factionalism break out in Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi (VBA), led by Adv Prakash Ambedkar. Sagar Dabrase, State General Secretary of Bharatiya Republican Paksh-Bahujan Maha Sangh of Adv Ambedkar, claimed that Adv Ambedkar had asked him to file nomination papers as VBA candidate from Nagpur constituency. Dabrase also claimed in e-mail circulated to media that he was official candidate of VBA from Nagpur, and Kiran Patankar from Ramtek constituencies of Lok Sabha. The communique he circulated to media was issued in the name of Ravi Shende, City President. Dabrase was previously with Bahujan Samaj Party. Dabrase and Patankar both will submit their nominations on Monday after taking out a rally to District Collectorate from Samvidhan Square, stated the communique from Dabrase. However, one Sandip Nandeshwar issued a statement on behalf of VBA that the authorised candidate would be declared on Monday and the Aghadi had not announced ticket to Dabrase. Soon after, Dabrase issued another statement to media that Nandeshwar was in no way associated with either VBA or Bharatiya Republican Paksh-Bahujan Maha Sangh. “I have been asked by Adv Prakash Ambedkar to contest Lok Sabha election from Nagpur constituency. Accordingly, I shall submit nomination papers on Monday,” Dabrase stated.
Modi to launch campaign in State from Wardha
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address a public rally at Wardha on March 28 to kick-start his campaign for first phase of Lok Sabha polls in Maharashtra. Five years ago, during 2014 Lok Sabha polls, Modi, while campaigning as the prime ministerial candidate, had started his campaign from Wardha. It proved to be a lucky launch, as the BJP romped home with a thumping majority five years ago.
This time too, the Prime Minister has chosen Wardha for his opening rally, which will be held at Swavalambi Maidan at 11 am on March 28. Following this, he is expected to visit Akola and Nandurbar. Once a citadel of Congress, the Vidarbha region is now considered as the stronghold of the BJP. In the 2014 Lok Sabha polls, the BJP-Shiv Sena combine had swept Vidarbha by winning all 10 seats in the region. The BJP won six seats, while Sena emerged victorious in four constituencies with huge victory margins.
Rahul rally, Priyanka road-show on card
Congress President Rahul Gandhi is likely to address a mega rally, possibly at Kasturchand Park on April 5. Though the date is not confirmed, the Congress has already filed an application with the District Administration for allotment of ground. April 6 is Gudipadwa, hence all candidates are avoiding any major campaign since lot of Hindu new year celebration events are planned by social organisations. Congress workers are also hopeful that AICC General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi will hold a road-show at Nagpur in the first week of April to bolster confidence of party. MNS leader Raj Thackeray who has declared not to contest Lok Sabha polls but vowed to campaign against BJP, is also likely to hold a rally at Nagpur. Besides, BSP supremo Mayawati and SP leader Akhilesh Yadav are also likely to address the rally. Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi leader Prakash Ambedkar and MIM leader Asaduddin Owaisi is also likely to address rally here to boost prospects of their candidate.
Fadnavis, Yogi, Uddhav to address meetings in city
Senior BJP leader Nitin Gadkari will himself address at least four meetings in the city everyday, including one big rally in one of the six assembly segments. Besides, he is scheduled to visit all assembly segment areas during next two weeks while adjusting his national campaign assignment. Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has planned between 10-12 rallies in city in the next two weeks. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath is also slated to address two big rallies in Nagpur during campaign period in addition to various star campaigners of the BJP who will participate in the campaigning. Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray will also address a rally for Sena candidate Krupal Tumane at rural Nagpur and may participate in one of the rallies with Chief Minister and Gadkari in city as well.