Gujarat Congress beat

Ahmedabad, 31 March 2014

-BJP’s former office bearer and Dhandhuka assembly seat’s former MLA Ranchhodbhai Mer and Chotila’s former BJP MLA Bharatbhai Khorani today formally joined Congress party in presence of Gujarat Congress president Arjun Modhwadia at Gujarat Congress headquarters.

-Congress Information Technology cell(IT cell) today activated election war rooms for Gandhinagar, Ahmedabad East and Ahmedabad West(SC) Lok Sabha seats. A special IT war room has been activated in Ghatlodia area of Ahmedabad for Gandhinagar Lok Sabha seat candidate Kiritbhai Patel. 50 youths have started campaigning through Facebook, Twitter and other social media platforms. IT war room is equipped with 10 computers, wi-fi internet service, 1 LEF TV and other facilities.

-Leader of opposition in Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation(AMC) has shared a list of what he thinks unnecessary expenses by civic body in the period of 1 April 2013 to 30 November 2013.

Khel Mahakumbh: Rs. 1,55,701
Ambrish Parikh’s felicitation: Rs. 1,39,217
Flowers offered to Indulal Yagnik’s statue: Rs. 5,96,387
Flowers offered to Maharana Pratap’s statue: Rs. 8,371
Flowers offered to Vasatan Rajab’s monument: Rs. 15,661
Garib Kalya Mela: Rs. 77,915
Flowers offered to Sardar Patel’s statue: Rs. 43,133
Flowers offered to Jawahrlal Nehru’s statue: Rs. 2,700
Flowers offered to Jhansi Rani’s statue: Rs. 2,040

Leader of opposition Badruddin Sheikh said the AMC organized 112 functions during 1st April-30th November period and spent Rs. 2.24 crore.