A former Congress chief, Nilesh Kumbhani, who confronted rejection of his nomination type resulting in the BJP’s uncontested victory within the Surat Lok Sabha seat in Gujarat, has reappeared after 20 days, alleging betrayal by the grand previous occasion in 2017.
As per Kumbhani, he has been silent for the previous few days out of respect for state occasion president Shaktisinh Gohil and Paresh Dhanani, the occasion’s candidate for the Rajkot Lok Sabha.
“Congress leaders are accusing me of betrayal. Nonetheless, it was Congress that betrayed me first within the 2017 meeting elections when my ticket for Kamrej Meeting seat in Surat was cancelled on the final second. It was the Congress that made the primary mistake, not me,” Kumbhani mentioned, as reported by information company PTI.
“I didn’t wish to do that however my supporters, workplace workers, and staff had been upset as a result of the occasion is being run by 5 self-proclaimed leaders in Surat and so they neither work nor enable others to work. Although AAP and Congress are a part of I.N.D.I.A bloc, these leaders raised objections once I used to marketing campaign with AAP leaders right here,” he additionally mentioned.
When requested if the present Lok Sabha election’s final result was his approach of getting even with the Congress, Kumbhani remained silent and restated his accusation that his ticket was canceled for the 2017 state elections.
Lok Sabha Elections: Surat Nomination Debacle And Congress Suspension
Kumbhani, a former Congress corporator within the Surat Municipal Company, ran from Kamrej within the 2022 meeting election however was defeated by the BJP. Following the submission of affidavits by Kumbhani’s three proposers to the district returning officer, who claimed to not have signed the nomination type, Kumbhani’s nomination was rejected on April 21.
Coincidentally, the nomination type of the Congress’ substitute candidate, Suresh Padsala, was additionally rejected, successfully ending the occasion’s participation within the election.
Following the withdrawal of nominations from all different candidates, together with one from the BSP, BJP’s Mukesh Dalal was declared the winner of the Surat seat with out opposition on April 22. The AAP had determined to not area its candidate from Surat due to a pre-poll alliance with Congress.
Kumbhani hadn’t spoken to anybody since April 22. The Congress later suspended him, accusing him of “connivance with the BJP” and inserting the blame for the nomination type’s rejection.