RSS asks BJP to drop 78 MLAs weeks ahead of polls
BHOPAL, Oct 18: Feedback from RSS has left BJP concerned barely six weeks ahead of MP assembly elections. Sources say RSS has suggested dropping 78 sitting MLAs and even advised that CM Shivraj Singh contest from Govindpura seat in Bhopal rather than Budhni. Govindpura is a BJP bastion where former CM Babulal Gaur (88) has had an undefeated eight terms since 1980.
While no BJP leader came on record on this, sources told TOI that the Sangh Parivar has urged the ruling party to replace 78 candidates after poor feedback on their performance. This was among the issues discussed at a meeting of BJP state election management committee, where the party state top brass agreed that only potential winners will be chosen and no other factor will be considered. The party high command also said no candidate can be dubbed as ‘tainted’ before he or she is convicted in court.
Union minister Narendra Singh Tomar, BJP state president Rakesh Singh, state in-charge Vinay Sahasrabuddhe and organising general secretary Suhas Bhagat discussed at length the criteria for ticket distribution and the names that could be replaced. “The party will give tickets on winnability criteria alone. There are no tainted candidates unless there is a court verdict against any potential candidate,” Rakesh Singh told reporters after the meeting.
Sources said Congress plans to pit a heavyweight against Chouhan to tie him down in Budhni. But senior BJP leaders dismissed the idea, saying Budhni is Chouhan’s home turf and voters will never accept anybody else from the constituency, irrespective of his stature. BJP on Wednesday filed a complaint against Congress with cyber cell for sharing a morphed picture of a dilapidated road in Bangladesh. Congress claimed that it was a road in MP. BJP leaders said the picture was released through Twitter handle of Kamal Nath. Nath was quick to apologise for posting the wrong picture.
Courtesy: timesofindia
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Iran warns of ‘uncontrollable consequences’ after energy site strike
Qatar warns residents of ‘Elavated’ threat
Tehran/Doha: Iran’s President Massoud Pezeshkian has warned that attacks on the country’s energy infrastructure could lead to “uncontrollable consequences” affecting the entire world.
In a post on X, Pezeshkian said he “strongly condemns” the strikes that targeted the South Pars gasfield earlier in the day.
“Such aggressive actions will not achieve anything for the American Zionist enemy and their supporters. Rather, they will complicate the situation and could lead to uncontrollable consequences that will affect the entire world,” he said.
Meanwhile, Qatar’s Ministry of Interior has urged residents to remain indoors due to what it described as an elevated security threat.
Authorities have not provided further details, but the advisory comes amid growing concerns over the safety of energy infrastructure and civilian areas in the region.
