RAJKOT: An ugly controversy erupted in Mahuva town of Bhavnagar ahead of the February 28 municipality elections after a video, claimed to be that of a local candidate, dancing with some women in a room started doing the rounds of social media.
While Mahuva city BJP president Rajni Thaker admitted to have posted the video in a Whatsapp group of ‘politicians and businessman,’ saying that he did it as a revenge against a group of people led by local candidate Ashok Vadher who circulated pictures of empty chairs in union minister Mansukh Mandaviya’s public meeting.
Vadher was with BJP till the municipality term ended, but has floated his own party and joined hands with the Congress for February 28 election. His outfit Mahuva Vikas Samiti is contesting the polls and entered into a seat sharing agreement with the Congress.
In the video, a couple of men are seeing dancing with few women, some of whom are scantily dressed.
Speaking to reporters, Thaker said, “Somebody sent me this video and I found it to be authentic. So, I forwarded it to one group of businessmen and politicians. They (Vadher and his associates) tried to show empty chairs in a program of the union minister in Mahuva, so I forwarded this video to teach them a lesson.”
Vadher submitted an application for complaint with the local police, categorically denying that the person seen in the video was him and alleged that it was a malicious attempt to show him in poor light ahead of polls.
Vadher was put an embarrassing situation on Wednesday after a note with the video with his name was widely circulated on social media. Vadher also circulated a video message and challenged that he will renounce politics if proved that the person seen in video is him.
In Video:
Gujarat: Video of Mahuva civic poll ‘candidate’ dancing with women erupts row