Gujarat in brief

Ahmedabad, 30 November 2012

-Kalidas Parmar supporting Congress workers burnt union minister Dinsha Patel in effigy in Matar. They alleged Dinsha Patel is encouraging Patelism.

-Congress workers today stormed Congress office in Himmatnagar against party’s selection of candidate here. They alleged that their leaders selected someone imported from BJP.

-Congress party today secretly distributed mandate to candidates to avoid revolts and law and order situation.

-Rajkot Congress women’s cell president Sonalben joined BJP in presence of BJP leader Kirit Somaiya.

-Congres General Secretary of Daskroi resigned from the party and filed nomination as an independent candidate.

-Ahmedabad’s Jamalpur Khadia Congress MLA Sabir Kabliwala resigned from the party and filed nomination as independent candidate. He claimed that 8 Municipal councillors also left the party along with him. He said Congress can never do any good to anyone.

-BJP today filed complaint before Election Commission of India against centre’s announcement on cash subsidy. Senior BJP leader LK Advani himself was present in this delegation. He said the scheme is going to start in January 2013, but its announcement has been made in advance which can give benefit to the ruling party in centre.