The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidates filed their nominations for municipal by-elections on Monday in the presence of senior Delhi BJP leaders including its president Adesh Gupta.
The candidates performed puja with party workers before reaching nomination centres in simple yet impressive processions with limited people due to covid restrictions.
Addressing party workers, Gupta said that Shalimar Bagh is a stronghold of BJP and expressed confidence that party will win from here with a large margin. He called upon party workers to complete the work of door -to -door voter list check in the wards going to polls by the weekend and then concentrate on ensuring high voting by party sympathizers which will ensure the party’s win in these polls.
The party candidate from Rohini C ward Rakesh Goel also offered puja in the presence of senior party leaders including North West District President Devendra Solanki before proceeding to file his nomination papers.
Rakesh Goel accompanied by MP Hans Raj Hans, senior MLA Vijender Gupta, Delhi BJP general secretary Dinesh Pratap Singh and the district president filed his nomination at the SDM office in Alipur. MLA Ajay Mahawar and North East district president Mohan along with party workers accompanied Chauhan Bangar Ward candidate Mohd. Nazir Ansari as he filed his nomination at SDM office, Seelampur.
Ram Kanojia for Kalyanpuri ward and Om Prakash Gugarwal from Trilokpuri East ward also performed puja with party workers including Mayur Vihar district president Vinod Bacheti and MLAs Abhay Verma and Om Prakash Sharma besides Pradesh Purwanchal Morcha president Kaushal Mishra.
Later, local party leaders and workers accompanied both the candidates Siya Ram Kanojia and Om Prakash Gugarwal who filed their nominations at the SDM office, Geeta Colony, Shastri Nagar.