Dramatic scenes performed out as vice-president of BJP’s Yuva Morcha for Talaja taluka in Bhavnagar, Ravirajsinh Gohil, went on the stage at a BJP election assembly and handed over his resignation and minutes later, a gaggle of Kshatriyas waved black flags and raised slogans when Union Minister Mansukh Mandaviya was addressing the gathering within the metropolis on Tuesday.
With this, Bhavnagar turns into fifth district in Saurashtra the place Kshatriyas have disturbed BJP’s election conferences whereas protesting towards the alleged derogatory remarks made concerning the neighborhood by Union Minister and social gathering’s Rajkot candidate, Parshottam Rupala.
When Mandaviya, the Union Well being and Household Welfare Minister, was addressing the Vijay Sankalp rally, a gaggle of Kshatriya males rushed to the venue and waved black flags. Earlier, Gohil, climbed on the rostrum and handed his resignation letter to R C Makwana, president of Bhavnagar district BJP. Ultimately, the police detained the protesting Kshatriya males who had been protesting close to the samiana erected for the general public assembly.
The assembly was organised as a present of power earlier than BJP’s candidate for Bhavnagar seat, Nimu Bambhaniya, filed her nomination papers. Apart from Mandaviya, former Gujarat training minister and native MLA Jitu Vaghani, former minister and Kshatiya chief Bhupendra Chudasama and different leaders had been current when Gohil climbed on to the rostrum.
Punjab CM and AAP’s Bhagwant Mann at a roadshow with Bhavnagar candidate Umesh Makwana on Tuesday. (Picture supply: PTI)
On the finish of the assembly, Bambhaniya and Mandaviya, who’s a local of Hanol village in Bhavnagar district, led a roadshow to the Bhavnagar district collector workplace, the place Bambhaniya filed her nomination.
Punjab Chief Minister and AAP chief Bhagwant Mann, who was campaigning in Bhavnagar for Umesh Makwana — AAP and Congress’ joint candidate for Bhavnagar — stated that the BJP is paying the worth for its politics of “hate.”
Chatting with mediapersons, Mann stated: “They do politics of hate. Those that do politics of hate are sure to land in soup ultimately… Why are (Kshatriya protests) taking place?”
Mann joined Makwana in a roadshow to the Bhavnagar collector workplace, the place Makwana filed his nomination papers.
At one level, chaos prevailed as BJP and AAP roadshows culminated on the collector workplace virtually concurrently.
Within the melee, Vaghani, the BJP MLA from Bhavnagar (West), greeted Mann and shook his palms. He additionally shook Makwana’s palms and patted him on the again.
“Mera sathi vidhayak hain (He’s my fellow MLA),” Vaghani was overheard telling Mann whereas greeting Makwana, who’s the AAP MLA from Botad, an Meeting phase which is part of the Bhavnagar Lok Sabha constituency.