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Returning officer asks police to register FIR against Gambhir for holding rally without permission

New Delhi | The East Delhi returning officer on Saturday asked police to register an FIR against BJP candidate Gautam Gambhir for allegedly holding a public meeting in Jangpura without permission, officials said.

The cricketer-turned-politician is the saffron party’s nominee from the East Delhi Lok Sabha seat and is pitted against AAP’s Atishi and senior Congress leader Arvinder Singh Lovely.

Returning officer, East Delhi parliamentary constituency, K Mahesh, has asked the Delhi Police to take note of the matter. The public meeting was held on Thursday in Jangpura without permission, the officials said.

Gambhir is making his electoral debut from the seat and has been under attack from the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) over allegations that he had double entries in voters list.

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Fielding Pragya tactical mistake, will cost BJP: NCP

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Mumbai | Fielding Malegaon blast accused Pragya Singh Thakur in the Lok Sabha elections is a “tactical mistake” of the BJP, NCP general secretary Jitendra Awhad said here on Saturday.

Thakur was fielded from Bhopal Lok Sabha constituency against Congress’ Digvijay Singh to cover up failures of the Narendra Modi government, he said.

“Fielding her is a tactical mistake for which they will have to pay a heavy price. This country’s structure is secular and people don’t like absolute right-wingers and hate-mongers,” he said.

The BJP thinks people have forgotten the Rafale “scam”, highly inflation and job losses and will support its “hardcore Hindutva agenda” as Prime Minister Modi doesn’t talk about everyday issues, he said.

The saffron party won’t get more than 220 seats, he claimed.

The NCP leader termed Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar’s interview with Modi a “publicity stunt”, saying it will not benefit the prime minister.

“Akshay Kumar is an excellent artist, but what outstanding academic credentials he has? This interview showed Modi’s insecurity,” he said.

To a question about Modi’s and Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis’ jibes at NCP supremo Sharad Pawar over fielding Pawar’s grand-nephew Parth Pawar from Maval seat, Awhad said a sanctity should be maintained by leaders when talking about others’ private lives.

“Pawar doesn’t differentiate between Jitendra Awhad and Ajit Pawar (Parth’s father and NCP leader). Do we ask Modi why did he shunt out L K Advani and Murli Manohar Joshi so unceremoniously?” he said.

On Raj Thackeray’s campaign against the Modi government, Awhad said the MNS chief has “won the hearts of people”.

“We might have differences on several issues but our enemy is fascism, not Modi. The advent of fascism will kill democracy. Whoever fights fascism is a friend,” the NCP leader said.

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