Muzaffarnagar: Thousands lined up the streets leading to a banquet hall in the sleepy little town of Budhana, on Tuesday, to catch a glimpse of Bollywood actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui who arrived in a chopper to canvass for his sister-in-law, Saba Siddiqui, who is contending on a women’s reserved seat for the post of chairperson of Budhana Nagar Palika.Dressed in a blue cardigan and black trousers, Siddiqui sounded the poll bugle with an eight-minute speech. “You can take as many selfies with me as you like because I am a local boy, but vote for the right person. Only then, you will be able to have all the facilities in Muzaffarnagar and not go elsewhere for higher education or advanced health services,” he said. The actor is set to address more political sabhas during his four-day visit to Budhana, beginning November 23.Saba, a Samajwadi Party candidate, is contesting against BJP’s Bala Tyagi, wife of former Budhana chairperson, Jitender Tyagi. “Nawazuddin is a senior member of our family and I am glad that he came for the rally. The citizens of Budhana love him a lot,” she said.A frequent visitor to the town, local residents said this was the first time that he arrived in a helicopter to participate in the election rally. The state civic body polls will be held in three-phases on November 22, 25 and 26.“Do you want to have a world-class town? You are all sensible citizens and have to decide what you want for yourself. I am just an ordinary man of this town. I will always keep working towards the development of Budhana. I will build a stadium for the youth here too,” said the actor.Soon after he finished his short speech, the crowd demanded that the actor deliver a dialogue from one of his films. Nawazuddin aptly narrated a line from his critically-acclaimed movie ‘Manjhi: The Mountain man’: “Bhagwan ke bharose mat baitho, kya pata Bhagwan aapke bharose baitha ho” (Don’t count on God to make things happen, what if God himself is counting on you).“He is a Bollywood actor and can do much for this town’s development,” said Nawab Qureshi, Nawazuddin’s fan and a resident of the town.Several other local SP leaders, including former minister Virendra Gujjar, were also present in the rally.

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