Kolis must vote Koli:Gujarat Congress attempting caste politics against Modi minister

Bhavnagar, 5 December, 2011

In view of forthcoming Gujarat assembly general election, Gujarat Congress has focused on some seats that it can snatch from the Congress party. Bhavnagar’s Botad is one such seat. Congress is targeting here a popular sitting BJP MLA and minister of state for energy Shri Saurabh Patel.

Next election of Botad assembly seat will be fought as per the new delimitation. As many as 47 villages of Valabhipur taluka where BJP is strong will cease to be a part of Botad assembly area.

Congress is mulling to give Koli community candidate a chance on Botad seat. Most probably the candidate will be young, and his name will be announced soon.

On Sunday, Rajkot Congress MP Kunvarjibhai Bavalia had convened a meeting of district Koli community convention at Bhambhan village of Botad. Around 10,000 Koli community people were present in this convention.

Bhabhan falls in Botad constituency area. In presence of Congress MP, the Koli community leaders appealed their community members to vote only for Koli community candidate.

Botad municipality’s former member from BJP smt Nayanaben Sarvaiya, Botad municipality’s education committee Chairman Rameshbhai Makwana, Botad taluka panchayat’s Bhupatbhai Mer, Sarava’s BJP leader Talshibhai Aniyala were among those present in this community meet.

At the same time, Botad taluk’a Paliad district panchayat member Shamjibhai Zapadia and district panchayat’s irrigation department chairman Chhanabhai avoided this meeting.

Akhil Bharatiya Koli Samaj’s Treasurer Manubhai Chavda, Koli leader Karshanbhai Vegad, Zaverbhai Bhalia, Kishorbhai Sheikh, Gujarat Mahila Koli Samaj President Ritaben Aabani, Dr. Dhirubhai Shiyal and other Koli leaders were present in this meeting.