Tuki should pave way for others: Rijiju

  • | Monday | 1st April, 2019

“Tuki was the chief minister for three times in the state and he is a nice person. Asked about the party’s poll prospect in the northeast which has 25 Lok Sabha seats, the Union minister said the party would win 21 to 22 seats in the region. Itanagar: BJP candidate for the Arunachal West Lok Sabha constituency, Kiren Rijiju, on Sunday said Congress nominee Nabam Tuki, who has been in politics for the past 25 years, should now pave way for others.The Union minister of state for home affairs, who won from the seat in 2004 and 2014, said his main fight would be with Tuki, a former chief minister. As per the ground report, the party along with its allies will win 21 to seats in the northeast. I share a good relationship with him,” Rijiju told reporters here.Rijiju said Tuki had done a lot in his 25-year long political innings in the state under various capacities and added the former CM should now pave way for others.“It is my duty to do for the people what Tuki could not do and there is no reason that Tuki should come back to show his mettle.

Itanagar: BJP candidate for the Arunachal West Lok Sabha constituency, Kiren Rijiju, on Sunday said Congress nominee Nabam Tuki, who has been in politics for the past 25 years, should now pave way for others.The Union minister of state for home affairs, who won from the seat in 2004 and 2014, said his main fight would be with Tuki, a former chief minister. “Tuki was the chief minister for three times in the state and he is a nice person. This is not a personal fight between us but a political fight which is natural in a democracy. I share a good relationship with him,” Rijiju told reporters here.Rijiju said Tuki had done a lot in his 25-year long political innings in the state under various capacities and added the former CM should now pave way for others.“It is my duty to do for the people what Tuki could not do and there is no reason that Tuki should come back to show his mettle. My take is very positive as our party is contesting the poll based on the vision of Prime Minister Narendra Modi for a developed and strong India,” Rijiju said. Asked about the party’s poll prospect in the northeast which has 25 Lok Sabha seats, the Union minister said the party would win 21 to 22 seats in the region. “I have seen the mood of the nation. As per the ground report, the party along with its allies will win 21 to seats in the northeast. I am not predicting but my calculation is based on ground reports,” he added.The Arunachal West seat, comprising 33 assembly segments, is set to witness a seven-cornered contest this time with Janata Dal (Secular) fielding Jarjum Ete, a political green horn.The other candidates who are in the fray are Khoda Apik of National Peoples' Party, Subu Kechi of PPA, Jomin Nyokir of All India Forward Bloc and independent candidate Rumak Jomoh.During the 2014 Lok Sabha polls, Rijiju won the seat by defeating his nearest rival Takam Sanjoy of Congress by 41,738 votes.Arunachal Pradesh is going to simultaneous Lok Sabha and assembly polls on April 11 next.

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