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22 JUNE 11, 2021

edison, nJ, MaYoraL eLecTion

focus on racist flyer in crucial

race to pick party candidate

sam Joshi faces Mahesh Bhagia, who is under the scanner for the

scandal; Mohin Patel, running for senate, sparks row with call for

“mandatory psych tests for teachers”

Our Bureau munity leader’s endorsement of
Joshi.
Edison, NJ The winner of the mayor-

oters in at least six New al primary will go on to face
jersey municipalities are Republican Keith Hahn. His
Vhosting closely watched Council running mates, Tali Ep-
races to pick their party’s can- stein, Joseph Luistro and Payal
didates for local office on Tues- Mehta are unopposed for the
day (June 8). Edison’s mayoral GOP Council nod.
race has been defined by a racist In a huge development, U.S.
mailer from 2017. There, Coun- Sen. Bob Menendez (D-North
cilman Sam Joshi faces Edison Bergen) condemned a race-bait-
Democratic Municipal Chair- ing mailer sent to Edison’s
man Mahesh Bhagia in his bid Gujarati residents Wednes-
to replace incumbent Thomas day, adding that the mail piece
Lankey, who is not seeking an- should “absolutely” be subject
other term. to a criminal investigation.
Sam Joshi “That mailer is used for the

Middlesex county demo- purposes of seeking to create

crats awarded Joshi the fear and division, and it is the
lowest form of political cam-
line after growing increas- paigning,” he said, adding he

ingly uncomfortable with considered the letter racist. “It
should be condemned. It’s out-
Bhagia’s alleged involve- rageous, and there’s no place

ment in the drafting of a for that in our state, whether it
be in Edison or any place else,”
2017 mailer that prom- he was quoted as saying by New
ised to “Make edison Jersey Globe.

Great again” and warned Citing department policy
the “chinese and indians that bars comment on active
investigations, Attorney Gen-
are taking over our town.” Mahesh Bhagia Mohin Patel eral Gurbir Grewal on Tues-
day declined to say whether
The mailer has spurred a whether another race-baiting Belgiovine, had been rolled into the new mailer had been rolled
state criminal investigation. At- mailer, sent by Bhagia supporter the probe. into an existing probe into a
torney General Gurbir Grew- and former Republican Wood- The newer mail piece tout- racist mailer Edison voters re-
al on Tuesday declined to say cliff Lake Councilman Corrado ed a prominent Pakistani com- Continued on next page... >>

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