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A large number of people gathered at my residence and urged me to contest as an independent. Jaipur: Always in the news for wrong reasons BJP’s sitting MLA from Ramgarh, Alwar, Gyan Dev Ahuja on Sunday surprised party workers when he announced that he will be contesting as an independent candidate from the Sanganer constituency. Minutes after sending his resignation to the party president, Madan Lal Saini, Ahuja said for safeguarding Hindutva and cows he has made his mind to field himself as an independent candidate.His tenure as MLA has been controversial. Be it his remark on the number of condoms at Jawahar Lal Nehru University or his open support to the cow vigilantes involved in lynching incidents, Ahuja has never bothered about his growing fundamentalist image. I have sent my resignation to Madan Lal Saini, president of BJP and will file nominations on Monday from Sanganer constituency,” he said while talking to TOI on Sunday.When asked about facing stalwarts like Ghanshyam Tiwari at the Sanganer seat he said, “He is my friend and we have worked together in Rastriya Swamsewak Sangh..