Articles tagged under: Jawahar Chavda

Jawahar Chavda steps up rebellion; Releases video, may rejoin Congress

June 22, 2024

Junagadh: Former MLA of Manavadar and ex-minister Jawahar Chavda has signaled his rebellion against the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which he joined in 2019. Chavda specifically targeted Union Minister Mansukh Mandaviya and tore the BJP symbol in a video statement posted on his social media handles. Mandaviya represents Porbandar Lok Sabha seat. Manavdar is part of this Lok Sabha seat area. Chavda has also removed the BJP symbol from his social media accounts and deleted all related post...Read More

Manavdar to have riverfront; groundbreaking performed

December 24, 2020
Manavdar to have riverfront; groundbreaking performed

Manavdar: Minister and local MLA Jawahar Chavda today performed ground breaking for Rs. 20 crore riverfront at river Kharo on Porbandar road in Manavadar. Proposed riverfront will be in length of 760 meter. Proposed project has provision of an amphitheater, walkway, five entry gates, deepening of riverbed and relocation of those living on the bank of the river. The target period of completion of the project is 18 months. Read More

Jawahar Chavda issues video statement claiming his remark in local flavoured dialect was misunderstood

March 23, 2019

Junagadh/Gandhinagar: Gujarat Minister Jawahar Chavda, who had resigned from Congress and Manawadar seat recently to join ruling BJP, today claimed that he had not used any indecent language against journalists during his speech in a felicitation event. In a video message issued today Chavda said that it was in fact Talpadu (local dialectic language) that he used in his speech and its meaning should not be twisted. He said that he delivered 20 minute long speech and one sh...Read More

By-polls for Manavdar and Dhrangadhra assembly seats on April 23

March 13, 2019
By-polls for Manavdar and Dhrangadhra assembly seats on April 23

Gandhinagar: By-polls for Dhrangadhra and Manavadar assembly seats will be held on April 23 along with the Lok Sabha election. The schedule of these by-polls will be same as Lok Sabha election. Counting will take place on May 23. It should be mentioned here that Dhrangadhra Congress MLA Sabaria and Manvadar Congress MLA Jawahar Chavda resigned fromt he party and also from the assembly early this month to join BJP. Chavda has been made cabinet minister after he joined BJP. While Chavd...Read More

Rupani allocates portfolios to four ministers

March 10, 2019
Rupani allocates portfolios to four ministers

Gandhinagar: Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani has allocated portfolios to newly inducted ministers. - Jawahar Chavda : cabinet minister of tourism and fisheries departments - Yogesh patel: minister of state for Narmada and Urban housing departments -Dharmendrasinh Jadeja: minister of state for Food and civil supply, consumer protection, cottage industries departments Minister of State Vasan Ahir has been given additional portfolio of tourism department. DeshGujarat Read More

Joining BJP to strengthen the hands of Narendrabhai and to serve my constituency people even more effectively: Jawahar Chavda

March 08, 2019
Joining BJP to strengthen the hands of Narendrabhai and to serve my constituency people even more effectively: Jawahar Chavda

Gandhinagar: Speaking to media persons at Gujarat BJP headquarters today afternoon, Jawahar Chavda said he would be able to serve the people of his constituency in better way by being in BJP. He said, he took a decision to join BJP after lot of thinking. "I have been three-term MLA. For last 20-30 years I work for poor, deprived, farmers and needy people through NGO. I have been useful to people of my constituency, I want to become more useful to them by being a part of ruling party," Chavda...Read More

Those leaving Congress not doing so due to temptations of ministerial berth, posts: Shailesh Parmar

March 08, 2019
Those leaving Congress not doing so due to temptations of ministerial berth, posts: Shailesh Parmar

Gandhinagar: Senior Congress MLA and deputy leader of the party in Gujarat Assembly Shaileshbhai Parmar today claimed that the Party MLAs who had left the party have done so due to some kind of 'temptation' including that of a minister's or board chairman's post. Speaking to media persons here after today's resignation of Manavadar Congress MLA Jawahar Chavda, Parmar said that it was not at all correct to say that there was any anger or dissidence in the party which was leading to all t...Read More

4 to 5 more Congress MLAs would also leave the party soon – Bavaliya

March 08, 2019
4 to 5 more Congress MLAs would also leave the party soon – Bavaliya

Gandhinagar: Senior BJP leader and Minister Kunvarji Bavaliya, who was the first to leave Congress after last assembly election and join the ruling party, today claimed that after resignation of Manavdar MLA Jawahar Chavda, 4 to 5 more MLAs from the main opposition party would also leave it soon. Speaking to media persons he said that Chavda has also left the party due to ignore of senior leaders like him. 'Congress MLAs are leaving the party as they were not getting proper respect ...Read More

Gujarat Congress MLA Jawahar Chavda resigns

March 08, 2019
Gujarat Congress MLA Jawahar Chavda resigns

Gandhinagar: In yet another somewhat surprising jolt to Congress, Party MLA from Manavadar seat in Junagadh district of Gujarat, Jawahar Chavda today resigned from the party and Gujarat Assembly. Amid speculations of such resignations doing the round, Chavda, who was deemed as a core-Congress man, reached the residence of speaker Rajendra Trivedi and handed over his resignation from the assembly. Trivedi later told newsmen that Chavda has not given any reason for the resignatio...Read More

Congress MLA expresses regrets for derogatory remark against Modi

March 22, 2013

Gandhinagar, 22 March 2013 Gujarat Assembly today witnessed uproars after Congress MLA from Manavadar Jawahar Chavda made derogatory remarks against Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi. Agitated BJP MLAs later forced Chavda to tender an apology for it. During the question hour today morning, while raising a question on the population of Asiatic Lions in Gir, Chavda made some comments on the role played by Modi in increasing the number of wild cats at the sanctuary. Enrag...Read More