BJP afraid of loss, we may move Gujarat High Court: Congress

Slamming the Gujarat government for an ordinance to postpone the local body elections, Congress on Sunday said it would challenge the decision in the High Court, if necessary. The state government on Saturday promulgated an ordinance to put off local bodies elections, citing apprehension that voters would not be “allowed to vote freely and fairly”, a move that is largely seen as provoked by the on-going Patidar agitation for quota. The Gujarat State Election Commission also issued a notification to postpone the polls, citing law and order situation as a reason.

Leader of Opposition in the Assembly Shankersinh Vaghela and Gujarat Congress president Bharatsinh Solanki on Sunday held a joint press conference during which they claimed the ruling BJP was afraid of a massive loss in the elections, a result that could hamper its prospects in the Bihar Assembly polls. “This party (BJP) is adopting double standards. In 2002, the present Prime Minister was Gujarat chief minister. The then election commissioner J M Lyngdoh had visited the state to take stalk of the situation (after the riots). Then the CM has suggested that elections should not be postponed. I want to ask if, the present circumstances are worse than that in 2002,” Vaghela said. He said in most BJP dominated areas, the party was facing boycott.

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