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jarat alone, it is a yatra to establish
pride of entire India. It’s a matter of
fortune that Gujarat is the ‘Gangotri’
of ‘Gaurav Yatra’ to re-establish the
nation on the global map, to make it
self-reliant, developed.”
BJP has geared up for the upcom-
ing Assembly elections in Gujarat.
Meanwhile, Aam Aadmi Par-
ty on Friday announced Isudan
Gadhvi, the party’s National Joint
General Secretary as its chief min-
isterial candidate for the upcom-
ing Gujarat Assembly elections.
Gadhvi is also a member of AAP’s
National Executive. Isudan Gadhvi, the CM candidate for the upcoming Gujarat Assembly Congress leader Rahul Gandhi walks with a supporter during the
The party made this announce-
ment following a crowdsourcing elections, being greeted by Arvind Kejriwal in Ahmedabad (ANI) party’s Bharat Jodo Yatra on Thursday (ANI)
campaign under which the people
of the state could give their opin- governments and weakened the ED, IT department and CBI. Even gress had started making excuses to
ion on a number and an email id Congress further. before this, leaders like Hardik Patel, avert defeat even before the elec-
shared by the party until 5 pm, No- In Gujarat, the scenario is that and Alpesh Thakur and many MLAs tions after the Election Commission
vember 3. as soon as the AAP entered the fray, left the party. In 2017 the party had of India (ECI) announced the dates
Delhi Chief Minister and AAP it made this an issue, saying that vot- won 77 seats, which came down to of the Gujarat assembly elections.
national convenor Arvind Kejriwal ing for the Congress would only help 62 by 2022, while the number of BJP Hussain said, “Congress had start-
had launched the campaign on Oc- the BJP because if its MLAs win, the MLAs has reached 111 even though ed making excuses to deny defeat
tober 29 asking people whom they BJP will poach them anyway. In such it had won only 99 seats. even before the elections after the
wanted as their chief ministerial a situation, to deal with this allega- But the fear of its MLAs being Election Commission of India (ECI)
candidate. tion of AAP, before giving tickets, poached is now haunting the Con- recently announced the dates of Gu-
Prior to the Assembly elections the Congress is asking the aspiring gress in Gujarat as well. jarat assembly polls.”
in Punjab, the AAP had conducted a candidates for financial and criminal In the last few days, when some “Congress is creating an air that
survey in which Bhagwant Mann had records in their bio-data, as well as Congress leaders joined the BJP, independent institutions are com-
been the clear popular choice. Mann their business and their family mem- the party raised the slogan “Three promised right before the elections
went on to become the chief minister bers. brothers of BJP - ED, IT and CBI”, so that when they lose, they have
of the state. AICC in-charge of Gujarat PCC to counter the situation. After Ra- someone to blame,” he added.
On the other hand, to avoid said, “we know this is the agenda hul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Yatra and That may be a tall claim, but as
poaching of its MLAs after elections, against us, This time we are taking Mallikarjun Kharge becoming the AAP has entered the fray it may no
the Congress is taking steps prior to special care in giving tickets. Haven’t new party president, the Congress longer be a direct contest between
the Gujarat polls this time as the par- you seen what BJP has done in all wants to turn a new leaf. BJP and Congress. The new player –
ty has seen poaching of its MLAs in the states?” Bharatiya Janata Party’s nation- AAP – may make all the election cal-
states including Karnataka, Goa and The Congress wants the MLAs al spokesperson Syed Shahnawaz culations of both BJP and Congress
Madhya Pradesh where BJP formed should not come under pressure of Hussain on Thursday said that Con- go wrong.

Morbi tragedy: Oreva group manager calls it an ‘Act of God’ in Court

n a shocking turn in the Morbi oratory (FSL) report, the Investigat- pertaining to the October 30 collapse renovation. We are doing a thor-
bridge collapse case in Gujarat, ing Officer (IO) said that the cable of the century-old suspension bridge, ough investigation and if anyone’s
Ithe Additional Public Prosecu- (of bridge) was rusting away. The killing 135 people, Gujarat’s Morbi role comes forward, he or she will
tor of the case made a huge revela- Investigating Officer says that only Court on Wednesday has sent four be booked and arrested.”
tion, saying that one of the accused flooring of the bridge was done and people to police custody and the re- Earlier, the Gujarat govern-
managers of the Oreva company the cables were not changed, oil- maining five into judicial custody till ment constituted a five-member
cited “ Act of God” in the court as a ing-greasing also wasn’t done,” Ad- November 5. committee to probe the bridge col-
reason for the tragic mishap. vocate HS Panchal said. Adding that Of the four persons in police cus- lapse incident.
“One of the two managers of Prima facie, FSL officer says that it tody, two are managers of the Ore- Briefing mediapersons here,
Oreva company (that have been was an old cable. va company, which threw the bridge Gujarat Home Minister Harsh
arrested) told the court that it is Asked about details of the ac- open for visitors after seven months Sanghavi said, “The death toll in
an ‘Act of God’,” said Additional cused sent to police custody today, of maintenance works, and the other the Morbi hanging bridge collapse
Public Prosecutor, Advocate HS Panchal said, “Out of the 4 people two are fabrication work contractor’s incident has gone up to 132. The
Panchal. Another major revelation who were sent to Police custody, two people. Chief Minister has constituted a
came up to the fore that the cable are managers at Oreva Co and two Speaking on the ongoing inves- high-power committee yesterday
wires of the bridge were not in the others did fabrication work for the tigation, Rahul Tripathi, SP Morbi, itself while leaving Ahmedabad.
ideal condition to be opened for bridge. The five others who were said, “We are questioning all the four All officers, posted at different lo-
the general masses and were “rust- sent to judicial custody are security accused in our custody and we are cations, were asked to report at
ing away”. personnel and ticket vendors.” trying to establish the liability of the Morbi by 2 am. The investigation is
“In the Forensic Science Lab- Out of nine persons arrested different kinds of lapses in the bridge going on.”

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