Unhappy with the choice of candidates for the upcoming elections, Congress employees from Jamalpur-Khadia and Vatva seats in Ahmedabad metropolis on Monday opposed his management and ransacked the occasion headquarters right here.
Activists of minority-dominated Jamalpur-Khadia protested in opposition to giving ticket to sitting MLA Imran Khedawala, who will tackle AIMIM Gujarat president Sabir Kabliwala and BJP’s Bhushan Bhatt. The protesters alleged that Khedawala was linked to the native actual property foyer and would lose the election this time.
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Angry employees broke down the partitions of the Congress headquarters and raised slogans in opposition to senior Congress chief Bharatsinh Solanki, accusing him of promoting tickets to Khedawala. They sought ticket for Shahnawaz Shaikh from Jamalpur-Khadia, raised slogans and broke the nameplates of former Congress presidents together with Solanki. They additionally burnt their posters.
In the 2017 elections, Khedawala defeated Bhatt of BJP by securing 58 p.c of the vote. However, in 2012, when Kabaliwala contested as an impartial, Bhatt emerged victorious defeating a Congress candidate.
Congress employees additionally opposed occasion candidate Balwant Gadhvi, saying they’d not assist any “imported” candidate, however would fortunately work for any native candidate. The Congress had introduced candidates for each Jamalpur-Khadia and Vatva on Sunday evening.
The occasion is anticipated to concern an official assertion concerning the protests later within the day.
With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
