Bhopal: After the hype and hoopla over the Jab We Met star Kareena’s political entry, there has been suddenly an ebb in the whole process. According to sources at a meeting held on Tuesday to discuss the name of candidate for the Bhopal LS constituency Congress leaders said no to the Kareena’s name.
Her name had cropped up after Bhopal municipal corporation corporator Yogendra Chouhan wrote to the AICC on Sunday and demanded that Kareena be made the Congress candidate from Bhopal LS seat. Kareena too, had stated otherwise, “There is no truth in these reports; I have not been approached by anyone on this. My focus is and will only be movies.” Kareena’s name was discussed before after the meeting, but it was not raised during the meeting.
Congress district (rural) president Avnish Bhargava said, “We want a candidate who has the calibre to win Bhopal seat, but most members did not find Kareena to be a suitable candidate. The name will be finalised by AICC. We hope they will choose the correct name.”
Some women members’ claimed that if she is declared a candidate the issue of love jehad may be raised, which may harm the Congress’ prospect. The members also demanded that the party should give ticket to the woman candidate, so that more women get influences with the party.
Anil Shastri to counter Kayastha polarisation
The members were seen discussing the name of leader Anil Sashtri as a suitable candidate for Bhopal. It is claimed that in Bhopal around 4 lakh Kayastha voters are present and Sashtri is also a Kayastha. It is also claimed that because of Kayastha polarisations the BJP is winning the LS election.
Since the election of 1989 the BJP had captured the Bhopal LS seat the Congress had won the last election in the year 1984.The Congress spokesperson Ravi Saxena claimed, “For the Bhopal LS seat the Kayastha candidate is the best candidate and adding the name Anil Sashtri is the best candidate.” He claimed that if the Congress wants to win Bhopal seat then AICC should nominate Anil Sashtri as party’s candidate.
Priyanka’s posters crop up across city
Whereas the name of Congress leader Anil Sashtri is in air, but the banners, posters and hoardings, without bearing the name of the sponsorer, of Priyanka Gandhi had cropped up in many places of the city on Tuesday. A group of Congressmen demanded that Priyanka should contest the election from the Bhopal and should uproot the BJP from the constituency.