Mar 5, 2014
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Patan: AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal, who is on a Gujarat tour to "assess" development claims of Chief Minister Narendra Modi, today faced protests over nomination of Narmada Bachao Andolan leader Medha Patkar for Lok Sabha elections.
When Kejriwal and his team, comprising AAP workers from the state unit, reached at a turning outside Shankheshwar village near Patan in the afternoon, 10 to 12 villagers standing by the roadside waved black flags at Kejriwal and shouted slogans, labelling him "anti-Gujarat". Arvind Kejriwal.
Kejriwal, who today embarked on his four-day visit of the state to "verify" Modi's development model, was heading towards Sami village in the district.
"Medha Patkar is against the Narmada project...Narmada is our mother and also the lifeline of Gujarat," said one of the protesters.
The agitators are apparently livid over candidature of Patkar by AAP for the Lok Sabha elections. Patkar is the AAP nominee for Mumbai North East constituency.
When asked, a villager, who participated in the protest, said he was supporter of BJP ideology but not associated with any party.
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Patan: AAP leader
Arvind Kejriwal, who is on a Gujarat tour to "assess" development claims
of Chief Minister Narendra Modi, today faced protests over nomination
of Narmada Bachao Andolan leader Medha Patkar for Lok Sabha elections.
When Kejriwal and his team, comprising AAP workers from the state unit,
reached at a turning outside Shankheshwar village near Patan in the
afternoon, 10 to 12 villagers standing by the roadside waved black flags
at Kejriwal and shouted slogans, labelling him "anti-Gujarat".
Arvind Kejriwal. AFP
Arvind Kejriwal. AFP
Kejriwal, who today embarked on his four-day visit of the state to
"verify" Modi's development model, was heading towards Sami village in
the district.
"Medha Patkar is against the Narmada project...Narmada is our mother and
also the lifeline of Gujarat," said one of the protesters.
The agitators are apparently livid over candidature of Patkar by AAP for
the Lok Sabha elections. Patkar is the AAP nominee for Mumbai North
East constituency.
When asked, a villager, who participated in the protest, said he was
supporter of BJP ideology but not associated with any party.
Read more at: http://www.firstpost.com/politics/guj-villagers-wave-black-flags-at-kejriwal-over-medha-patkars-nomination-1420593.html?utm_source=ref_article
Read more at: http://www.firstpost.com/politics/guj-villagers-wave-black-flags-at-kejriwal-over-medha-patkars-nomination-1420593.html?utm_source=ref_article
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