Indore (Madhya Pradesh): The Congress and All India Alliance were excluded from the race for the Indore Lok Sabha seat after former candidate Akshay Kanti Bam withdrew his nomination on Monday. To add salt to the wound, Bam later joined the BJP. This development has paved the way for the victory of the BJP candidate in the commercial capital of Madhya Pradesh.
“I have listened to my conscience. I am joining the BJP which follows Sanatan Dharma and adheres to the idea of Ek Bharat-Shrestha Bharat. I have started walking with the nationalist RSS on the path of patriotism.”
Pam’s decision to withdraw from the race on the last day of nomination withdrawal created a Surat-like situation in Indore. However, while the BJP candidate in Surat was declared unopposed after other candidates also withdrew from the race, the situation in Indore is a little different.
With 14 candidates still in the running, voting is certain to take place but the winner is clear.
Pam was campaigning until Sunday evening. However, on Monday morning, he reached the collector office along with local BJP MLA Ramesh Mendola and withdrew his nomination.
From the university, he left for the BJP office in a car with state Urban Development and Housing Minister Kailash Vijayvargiya and Mandula.
Vijayvargiya broke the news by posting a photo on his X account where Pam is seen sitting in the car with him and Mendola.
When contacted, District Election Officer Ashish Singh confirmed that Bam had withdrawn from the election race.
A total of nine candidates withdrew their nominations, leaving 14 candidates in the fray, Singh said.
The minister said that Bam’s joining the BJP is welcome.
“Congress Lok Sabha candidate from Indore Akshay Kanti Bam is welcome to the BJP led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, National Party president JP Nadda, Chief Minister Mohan Yadav and state president V D Sharma,” Vijayvargiya said in a tweet in Hindi.
“The Congress has bowed down, and with it the Samajwadi Party has also bowed down in Madhya Pradesh. If they don’t want to contest because they are weak, it is because of PM Modi’s popularity. I have also heard that the Congress candidate has also applied for BJP membership. Prime Minister Mohan said Yadav: “We are thinking about it.”
Congress spokesperson Supriya Shrinate said, “The man in question has multiple universities and colleges in the state that we talked about. One of the charges against him was murder. It is not normal, natural or normal for someone to withdraw his candidacy and join the BJP.” “When we say that democracy in India is under threat, this is the threat we are talking about. The threat is to co-opt candidates, pressure them to withdraw, intimidate them, intimidate their candidates, and that is what is happening.” She claimed at a press conference held at the AICC headquarters here.
She said that if the party questions where the threat to democracy lies, this indicates that there is a “threat to democracy.”
Bam raises the slogan of Jai Shri Ram in the Muslim-dominated area
Earlier during his election campaign, Bam raised slogans of Jai Shri Ram in the Muslim-dominated area on Sunday evening, leading to turmoil in the Congress. While Muslim Conference leaders complained about this to senior leaders, Bhan made it clear that he could not stand against Sanatan Dharma and Lord Rama. However, the senior old party leaders could not understand that he would withdraw his candidacy.
BJP stoops low: patwari
In fear of losing the Lok Sabha elections, the BJP was stooping low to win at any cost, Congress state president Jeetu Patwari said.
“Saffron party threatens Congress. Except for a few people who cared about personal gain, the others refused to give up. Pam was worried about his job. The BJP must keep in mind that times are changing. He added that it could face the same scenario in the future.
Published on: Tuesday, 30 April 2024 12:23 AM IST