Jitu Patwari, claimed that the Indore candidate withdrew after receiving “threats and torture.”
Jitu Patwari
Congress’s candidate for Lok Sabha from Indore, Akshay Bam, withdrew his nomination after being “threatened and tortured,” according to Jitu Patwari, the party’s president for Madhya Pradesh, who was criticizing the BJP.
Monday was the penultimate day of the nomination process, and Bam withdrew his nomination.
IPC section 307 (attempt to murder) was added to an earlier Bam case three days ago. Someone threatened him. All night long, he was subjected to various forms of torture. And today he has retracted his nomination,” Patwari claimed on Monday during a rally in this city.
AKSHAY KANTI BAM, THE CONGRESS CANDIDATE FROM INDORE, HAS WITHDRAWN AND IS EXPECTED TO JOIN THE BJP
The case was filed in October 2007 and involves accusations against Bam, his father Kantilal, and other individuals.
The victim claimed that one of the defendants had shot him, therefore on April 5 of this year, he filed an application in the judicial magistrate first class (JMFC) court asking for the addition of section 307.
On April 24, the plea was accepted, and on May 10, Bam and his father are scheduled to appear in a sessions court.
What’s the takeaway from all of this? Do Indore residents not have the right to vote? Please resist this autocracy if you truly believe in democracy. This goes beyond the Congress and BJP alone. Standing up is necessary for everybody who want to vote, preserve reservations, and uphold the Constitution, according to Patwari.
He said that a similar incident occurred in Gujarat’s Surat.
Last week, BJP candidate Mukesh Dalal in Surat was proclaimed the winner without opposition, following the rejection of Congress nominee Nilesh Kumbhani’s form due to inconsistencies in proposers’ signatures.
According to Patwari, the BJP is self-congratulating, but what went wrong was that the Surat community sought to elect an MP using their voting strength.
Referring to leaders of various parties, including the Congress, joining the BJP, he alleged the ruling dispensation was misusing official machinery. “Democracy and the Constitution are under threat,” he asserted.
