Gujarat Election: Daily wage laborer contesting from this seat, deposited 10,000 coins of one rupee as security deposit

Ahmedabad. In order to contest as an independent candidate from the Gandhinagar North assembly seat in Gujarat, a daily wage laborer named Mahendra Patni deposited Rs. 10,000 The coins have been deposited with the Election Commission as security deposit.

Patni received one rupee coin from his supporters. 10,000 Raised Rs and deposited it with the commission earlier this week as security deposit, So that he can contest the assembly elections going to be held next month in the state. Patni slum to be demolished to make way for a hotel in state capital Gandhinagar 2019 I was devastated.

Patni said that three years ago, located in a slum near Mahatma Mandir in Gandhinagar 521 The displaced residents of the slums urged him to contest the elections as their representative. Patni is a resident of the same township, Whose residents were displaced twice. first time like this 2010 done in, When the government built a Dandi Cottage Museum dedicated to Mahatma Gandhi, Which is not far from the hotel.

There itself, second time 2019 In, When slum dwellers were again forced to move to a nearby area, So that the hotel can be built there. Patni told PTI,I am contesting as an independent candidate. I am from labor family. There 521 slums were, Which were destroyed to make a hotel. Many of them lost their jobs. we went to the neighborhood, But there was neither water nor electricity.,

Angered by the apathy of the government, the slum dwellers and other daily wage laborers in the area collected one rupee coins and gave the money to them., So that he can deposit it with the Election Commission as security deposit for contesting the elections. of the state 182 Elections are being held in two phases for the single member assembly. Voting will be held on December 1 and 5. The counting of votes will take place on December 8.