On the last day of withdrawal of nominations, 14 independent candidates of Raipur South Assembly withdrew their names in support of Mahant Ramsundar Das. All these candidates come from Muslim community. Congress rebel Ajit Kukreja from Raipur North Assembly has also not withdrawn his nomination and Bharatiya Janata Party rebel Savitri Jagat will also be seen in the electoral fray.
This time everyone’s eyes are on Raipur South and Raipur North assembly seats because on one side is 7-time MLA Brijmohan Agarwal and on the other side is Mahant Ramsundar Das from Congress. There will be direct competition between them. In Raipur North Assembly seat, Congress rebel Ajit Kukreja and Bharatiya Janata Party rebel Savitri Jagat will contest against their own party’s candidate. In such a situation, there is suspense as to who will win. After the independent candidates withdrew their nominations, Congress candidate Mahant Ramsundar Das and Mayor Ejaz Dhebar, Municipal Corporation Chairman Pramod Dubey took a press conference. Talking to the media, Ejaz Dhebar said that This is happening for the first time that so many independents have withdrawn their names in support of a candidate. All 14 independent candidates said that we all are impressed by the work of Mahant Ramsundar Das, hence we all have withdrawn our nominations and now we will work in his campaign. We are working like the councilor elections.
Mayor Ejaz Dhebar said that we are getting Mahant Ramsundar Das ji elected as soon as the councilor elections. Brijmohan Aggarwal does not roam from house to house, he leaves people after feeding them paan and placing his hand on their shoulders. We want Mahant ji to go among the people and understand the public.
I am going among every class, I do service work by staying in the monastery and temple, I do this service work not by looking at any particular class. Everyone is supporting me, there is no caste discrimination in this, people of every section are supporting me. I will get votes from every section and I will become the representative of all. I will not become the representative of any particular class. If Yogi Adityanath can become CM then why can’t I become MLA?
Talking about his contesting elections, Ramsundar Das said that when Yogi Adityanath can become the Chief Minister by staying in the Math Temple, then why can’t I become an MLA. Mahant Lakshmi Narayan Das was the Mahant of Jaitu Sav Math. Even after that he remained a Rajya Sabha member and was the President of the first Congress Committee of Madhya Pradesh, so why can’t I become an MLA. Today I am the candidate of Raipur South Assembly Constituency, I am going among the people as a candidate, I am getting that love and BJP people are saying anything in a hurry, they have definitely accepted their defeat. Ready for action. I am – Kukreja
After not withdrawing the nomination, Ajit Kukreja said that I am getting the support of the public, the public is looking for an alternative in Raipur North Assembly. The public did not like the work of one candidate and the public does not know that candidate, we will try to be an alternative. It is natural that I have not withdrawn my nomination. So the party will take action against indiscipline and I am ready for it.
I trust the public- Savitri
Savitri Jagat said that I have been working among the public for a long time, the public is with me, women have a lot of expectations from me. I have not withdrawn my nomination. I will contest the elections, the public is with me, I accept whatever decision the party takes.