Rebellion in Amreli Congress unit

  • | Friday | 29th March, 2019

RAJKOT: As many as 200 Congress workers joined the BJP in presence of Union minister Mansukh Mandaviya at a function held in Amreli on Thursday. However, as a disciplinary measure, Malani was suspended from party.On Tuesday, over 100 Congress workers from Rajkot including members of the Rajkot district panchayat and Wankaner and Tankara taluka Panchayat had joined BJP. You can see that all — mongoose, snakes, dogs, cats have come together on one platform with the aim to defeat Modi,” Mandaviya told the gathering. Former state minister Dilip Sanghani was also present on the stage along with BJP leader Jayanti Kavadia.Those joining the BJP include 12 directors of Savarkundla Agriculture Produce Market Yard, eight directors of Taluka Kharid Vechan Sangh, members of Amreli District Panchayat, Savarkundla Taluka Panchayat and other Congress workers.The leader of the rebel Congress workers, Deepak Malani, said, “Amreli district has become the empire of two families — (Paresh) Dhanani and (Virji) Thummar. Narenda Modi’s fear also has the same effect.

RAJKOT: As many as 200 Congress workers joined the BJP in presence of Union minister Mansukh Mandaviya at a function held in Amreli on Thursday. At the same function Mandaviya likened the opposition parties with animals saying that all have come together for ‘mahagathbandhan’ with aim to defeat Prime Minister Narendra Modi.“You should not think that only Fevicol (adhesive) attaches two things. Narenda Modi’s fear also has the same effect. You can see that all — mongoose, snakes, dogs, cats have come together on one platform with the aim to defeat Modi,” Mandaviya told the gathering. Former state minister Dilip Sanghani was also present on the stage along with BJP leader Jayanti Kavadia.Those joining the BJP include 12 directors of Savarkundla Agriculture Produce Market Yard, eight directors of Taluka Kharid Vechan Sangh, members of Amreli District Panchayat, Savarkundla Taluka Panchayat and other Congress workers.The leader of the rebel Congress workers, Deepak Malani, said, “Amreli district has become the empire of two families — (Paresh) Dhanani and (Virji) Thummar. We have raised the issue of dictatorship before the party top brass but there was no outcome.”He added, “I have been told that Paresh Dhanani is close to Rahul Gandhi and that is why nobody in the party would listen to a complaint against him.”Malani had recently demanded resignation of Paresh Dhanani after many Congress MLAs resigned to join BJP. However, as a disciplinary measure, Malani was suspended from party.On Tuesday, over 100 Congress workers from Rajkot including members of the Rajkot district panchayat and Wankaner and Tankara taluka Panchayat had joined BJP.

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