Hindustan Times (Amritsar)

BJP’s Jawahar, Shourie submit nomination­s from Drang, Banjar

- HT Correspond­ent letterschd@hindustant­imes.com

KULLU/MANDI/SHIMLA: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Jawahar Thakur filed his nomination from the D rang assembly constituen­cy at the sub-division al magistrate office at Padhar of Mandi district on Saturday.

Surender Shourie, a zila parishad member, meanwhile filed his papers from the Banjar segment.

B JP SHOWS UNITED FACE

B JP leaders from D rang showed united face as Thakur’s rival Ra mesh Kumar asked the people to vote in favour of Thakur.

Member of Parliament from Mandi, Ram Swaroop Sharma, also accompanie­d Thakur and spoke to the people about thew el- fare policies of Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led Centre.

SATTITRAIN­S GUN AT VIRBHADRA

A day after former Union min ist erSukh Ram accused Vi rb had ra of ‘conspiring’ against him, BJP state chief Satpal Singh Satti praised the former for the ‘developmen­t’ in telecom sector.

Satti, in a statement issued here, said, “Sukhram has made several revelation­s about Virbhadra. He is known for his vindictive politics.

95 NOMINATION­S SO FAR

As many as 95 candidates filed their nomination­s on Saturday for the upcoming state assembly election.

Twenty-three candidates, including state Urban Develop- ment Minister Sudhir Sharma (Dharamsala), Congress rebel Vi jay Sing hM ankotia(S ha hp ur) and former ministers Romesh Dhawala (Jawalamukh­i) and Sarve en Chowd ha ry( Shah p ur ), filed their nomination­s from Kangra district.

Fifteen candidates entered the fray from Mandi district, eleven nominees, including state Industries Minister Muke sh Ag ni hotri (Haroli) and state BJP chief Satpal Sing hS at ti( Una ), filed nomination­s from Una district ,10 from Shimla district, seven from Chamba, six each from Solan, Ham ir pu rand Ch a mb a districts, five from Sir maura nd four from Bilaspur district. Thirty-two independen­t sand covering candidates also filed nomination­s on the fifth day. The last day for filing nomination­s is October 23.

 ?? BIRBAL SHARMA /HT ?? BJP candidate from Drang, Jawahar Thakur, filing his papers on Saturday.
BIRBAL SHARMA /HT BJP candidate from Drang, Jawahar Thakur, filing his papers on Saturday.

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