BJP’s Manoj Tiwari Files Nomination for Lok Sabha Election in North East Delhi
Manoj Tiwari, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate for the Lok Sabha election from the North East Delhi constituency, filed his nomination on Wednesday. He claimed that over 50,000 people came to support him during the filing process.
“Nomination filing went smoothly. More than 50,000 people came to support me,” Tiwari told newswire ANI.
Taking a swipe at the Congress party, Tiwari said the party is tied in internal conflicts. “Congress is embroiled in internal conflicts. Congress candidate is not even being accept by their own party,” Tiwari told ANI.
Earlier this month, the BJP MP had alleged the Congress always “ignored” North East Delhi.
BJP leader and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh also attended the nomination procession of Tiwari. “The ‘massive’ crowd gathered for Tiwari’s nomination assured him that the people have made up their minds to re-elect him from the Northeast Delhi constituency,” reported ANI quoting Rajnath Singh.
The Congress party has fielded Kanhaiya Kumar against Manoj Tiwari, who is representing the seat for a second consecutive term. Kanhaiya Kumar is former Jawaharlal Nehru University Students Union (JNUSU) president.
Earlier in the day, Kanhaiya Kumar met Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s wife Sunita at her residence to extend his support to the alliance’s fight to “save Constitution and democracy.”
