Maharashtra BJP chief says party won't contest Andheri East Assembly bypoll
Mumbai (PTI): The Bharatiya Janata Party will not contest the November 3 bypoll to Andheri East Assembly seat in Mumbai, Maharashtra party chief Chandrashekhar Bawankule said on Monday.
"The BJP has decided not to contest the Andheri East bypoll. Murji Patel, who had filed the nomination from the BJP, will now withdraw it. We could have otherwise won the election," Bawankule said in Nagpur.
The BJP had previously also not contested some of the bypolls, he added.
Monday is the last day for withdrawal of nominations for the Andheri East Assembly bypoll, necessitated due to the death of Shiv Sena MLA Ramesh Latke in May this year.
The Uddhav Thackeray-led Sena faction has fielded Ramesh Latke's wife Rutuja Latke in the byelection.
NCP chief Sharad Pawar on Sunday sought the unopposed election of Rutuja Latke in the bypoll, while MNS president Raj Thackeray had appealed to Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis not to field BJP's nominee to show reverence to late Ramesh Latke.
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UP: Govt official suspended for entering Vindhyavasini temple wearing shoes
Mirzapur (UP), Oct 6: An assistant development officer (agriculture) in the district was suspended for allegedly entering the Vindhyavasini temple wearing shoes and neglecting his official duties during the Navratri festival.
According to an official statement, Prateek Kumar Singh, who was also serving as a Sector Magistrate during the festival, was caught by city MLA Ratnakar Mishra while visiting the temple.
Mishra reprimanded Singh for his inappropriate behaviour and forced him to leave the temple premises, the statement said.
Upon learning about the incident, Mirzapur district magistrate directed the suspension of the ADO. Acting on the DM's instructions, Deputy Director (Agriculture) Vikas Patel suspended Singh.
Singh, who was on duty, visited the temple wearing shoes, violating temple protocol and neglecting his responsibilities, according to the statement issued by the Information Department.
