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Congress comes out with 15 more candidates
Gandhinagar, Nov 27 (IANS) Amidst disgruntled ticket aspirants some of who have decided to fight as independents, the Congress on Monday declared 15 more candidates for the second phase of the Gujarat Assembly elections.
Monday is the last day for filing nominations.
For the Gandhinagar North seat they have once again fielded old loyalist C.J. Chavda. Chavda had won the constituency in 2002 against Vadibhai Patel of BJP. Thereafter during the 2007 election he was defeated by BJP’s Shambhuji Thakore who retained the seat in 2012. Chavda did not contest in 2012, but in the 2010 by-election of Dehgam he had lost.
With the main opposition party siding with Chottu Vasava, their loyalist friend who supported them in the Rajya Sabha elections making Ahmed Patel the winner, he has been given a shared turf for the elections in certain places. The newly-formed party of Vasava, the Bharatiya Tribal Party (BTP), will be fielding two candidates from Morvahadaf (Scheduled Tribe seat) and Vaghodia. In Vaghodia, the BTP will contest against Madhu Shreevastav of BJP.
Going against the many voices of dissent against Himmatsinh Patel, with allegations that Gujarat in-charge Ashok Gehlot was favoring him, the party has put its trust in Himmatsinh and given him the ticket for Bapunagar, a Patidar-dominated area. The dissenters say that he has lost thrice, twice in state assembly and once in Lok Sabha elections, and is therefore unfit to contest.
The Viramgam seat will be contested by Lakhabhai Bharwad, against BJP’s Tejashree Patel, who was once from the Congress. It will be interesting to see who wins this seat as this region too is dominated by Patidars and is the hometown of the two most popular faces of the agitation, Hardik Patel and Alpesh Thakore.
For the Jamalpur Khadia seat, the grand old party had earlier decided on Sabir Kabliwala, but as protests were raised from several quarters, the party has decided to go with Imran Khedawala. He will be contesting against the saffron party’s Bhushan Bhatt, son of former Gujarat Assembly Speaker Ashok Bhatt. Sabir Kabliwala has now fielded himself as an independent.
The rest of the tickets for seats are:
Tharad – D.D. Rajput, Deodar – Shivbhai Bhuria, Radhanpur – Alpesh Zala, Chanasma – Raghu Desai, Siddhpur – Chandan Thakore, Idar (SC)- Manilal Vaghela, Vatva – Bipin Patel, Asarwa (SC) – Kanubhai Vaghela, Dholka – Ashwin Rathod, Jhalod (ST) – Bhavesh Katara, Manjalpur – Chirag Zaveri.
–IANS
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Foodman Vishal Singh Honored for Hunger Free World Mission in Bangkok
Lucknow: Vishal Singh, a renowned social worker from Lucknow, also known as Foodman, has once again made India proud. He was honored by the Happy Hands Gloves Cooperative Limited Company in Korathai, Thailand, for his work with the Hunger Free World Mission.
The Hunger Free World Mission’s meeting was held in Korathai, Thailand, under Vishal Singh’s leadership. Representatives from several countries, including Mr. Raja Dwivedi (Managing Director of Happy Hands Gloves Limited), Thailand Coordinator Mr. Raja Mishra, and member Mr. Varun Singh, attended the event.
Under Vishal Singh’s leadership, the attendees took a pledge to work together toward creating a hunger-free world.
Speaking on the occasion, Vishal Singh explained that the main goal of the Hunger Free World Mission is social participation. He said the mission is not just about feeding people but also about meeting other basic needs of those who are struggling. The mission focuses on helping families of terminally ill patients in hospitals by providing food and shelter. It also works to fulfill essential needs like education, jobs, and care for the elderly.
For the last 16 years, the Vijay Sri Foundation has been providing free services, benefiting thousands of people. Vishal Singh highlighted that the mission aims to gain global recognition like other organizations such as WHO, WWF, and Red Cross, which work for social causes.
During this meeting, Vishal Singh was appointed as the Chairman of the Hunger Free World Mission by representatives from various countries. They also discussed holding regular meetings in different countries to push the mission forward.
Business tycoon Dr. Abhishek Verma has also supported this humanitarian mission, vowing to promote the idea of “Seva Parmo Dharma” (Service is the highest duty) worldwide. Vishal Singh praised him, stating that people like Dr .Abhishek Verma inspire others to work for the betterment of society.
Recently, Romania’s Ambassador, Mr . Daniela Sezonov Ţane, invited Vishal Singh to the Romanian Embassy in Delhi, where they discussed the mission in detail. Impressed by his humanitarian work, she honored Vishal Singh and invited him to Romania to take the mission forward .
Food man Vishal Singh has been serving the people of India for the past 16 years. Through the Vijay Sri Foundation, he provides free meals to cancer patients & their families ,shelter, and education for women & children along with running free old-age homes in Lucknow.
In addition to his humanitarian work, Vishal Singh also addresses issues like crime and corruption through his role as Chairman of Seva Path Media and Managing Director of Vijay Sri Foundation.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Vishal Singh and his team worked tirelessly to provide food and help to the needy, including starving children, elderly citizens, and pregnant women. Despite contracting the virus himself, he continued to assist others after his recovery. He even created a life-saving oxygen regulator using household items, which was praised by doctors both in India and abroad.
In his address at the meeting, Vishal Singh spoke about his mission to create a hunger-free world. He pointed out that India’s large population, along with issues like unemployment and poverty, has caused the country to fall on the Hunger Index. He urged people to contribute just one handful of grains daily to help create a hunger-free world.
He concluded by saying that through social participation, we can empower the people around us, meet their basic needs, and work together to build a stronger, more prosperous, and developed society.