Rajkot Information: An argument in regards to the Bharatiya Janata Get together’s (BJP) membership drive has emerged in Gujarat. A viral video has surfaced, alleging that sufferers on the Ranchoddas Bapu Charitable Belief eye hospital in Rajkot had been woken up in the midst of the evening to be registered as BJP members following their cataract surgical procedures.
Experiences point out that sufferers from Junagadh’s Trimurti Hospital had been dropped at Rajkot for cataract procedures on September 16. Allegedly, in the course of the evening, a person woke the sufferers, collected their one-time passwords (OTPs), and signed them up as BJP members, The New Indian Specific reported.
इस वीडियो के जरिये दावा किया जा रहा है कि करीब 250 मरीजों को रात 11 बजे उठाया। मोबाइल नंबर पूछकर OTP भेजा। फिर OTP लेकर उन्हें BJP का सदस्य बना दिया। ये मरीज मोतियाबंद ऑपरेशन के लिए आए हुए थे। वीडियो गुजरात में राजकोट का है। वीडियो बनाने वाले कमलेशभाई ठुमर अब भाजपाई हो चुके हैं। pic.twitter.com/P0PJmrV3LR
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Kamlesh Thummar, one of many sufferers from Junagadh, recorded the incident and shared it with the media. Many people solely grew to become conscious of their new BJP membership upon receiving affirmation messages.
“I went to Rajkot for cataract surgical procedure final Sunday and fell asleep round 8 PM,” Thummar recounted, as quoted by New Indian Specific’s report. “Round 10:30-11 PM, somebody woke me up, requested for my cell quantity, I believe it was for the hospital. Earlier than I knew it, he took my telephone, talked about an OTP, and once I obtained my telephone again, I used to be a BJP member.”
“Once I requested him, ‘Did you make me a BJP member?’ he replied, ‘There’s no different manner.’ This shouldn’t occur. Out of 400 individuals, round 200-250 grew to become members — these with mobiles. This can be a rip-off; individuals had been pressured into membership,” Thummar alleged.
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Rajkot Hospital, BJP Deny Involvement In Alleged Membership Incident
In accordance with the report, Shanti Wadoliya from the Ranchoddas Charitable Belief acknowledged, “Our belief brings sufferers from throughout Gujarat free of charge cataract surgical procedures. On October 16, we held a camp in Junagadh, organised by Dr Chikhalia at Trimurti Hospital. The sufferers had been later dropped at Rajkot for his or her procedures.”
“This subject has simply come to our consideration, and an investigation is underway. If any belief member is discovered concerned, strict motion shall be taken in response to the principles,” Wadoliya assured.
India In the present day quoted Wadoliya as saying, “This individual shouldn’t be a part of our employees. He might have been a contact of one of many sufferers. We’ll totally examine the matter”.
Rajkot metropolis BJP president Mukesh Doshi commented on the allegations saying, “I’ve ordered my zone secretary to research the whole matter, together with figuring out the individual seen within the video. Nobody has been given directions to get up sleeping sufferers and make them members. Such overzealous actions won’t be tolerated.”
“All metropolis BJP staff have exceeded their membership targets whereas staying inside limits during the last 50 days. I strongly condemn this incident and guarantee an intensive investigation, contemplating it may be a conspiracy to defame the BJP,” Doshi added, as quoted by the report.
Gujarat BJP Vice President, Gordhan Zadaphia, additionally denied celebration’s involvement. “We’ve not instructed anybody to enroll individuals into the BJP on this method, and nobody from our workplace is concerned. If such actions are happening, we’ll look into it and take acceptable motion,” he mentioned, as quoted by India In the present day.