Almost 10,000 members of Brahmin Community in North Gujarat are assembling to show their unity ahead of lok Sabha elections in Mehsana town on Sunday. The gathering is aimed at making community’s presence felt in Gujarat to all the political parties.
The event is being organised by Parshuram Foundation is expected by the community members belonging to various political parties, bureaucrats, businessmen, educators and religious and social leaders in the State. “The foundation is non-political organisation aimed at creating awareness among the members of Brahmin community,” said Jagat Shukla, president of Parshuram Foundation.
According to Shukla among the invitees at the function are former Defence Minister in AB Vajpayee Government Harin Pathak, former Minister in Modi Government Jay Narayan Vyas, president of Vishwa Hindu Parishad (Gujarat) Dilip Trivedi, Jagrutiben Pandya of Gujarat Parivartan Party (GPP) and wife of slain Minister Haren Pandya, Congress leaders Nishith Vyas and Umakant Mankad, Dahyalal Shastri known for Brahmarshi Dham, Chaintanya Shanbhu Maharaj known for conservation of cows amongst other.
During the function as many as 50 Brahmins were felicitated, said Rakesh Dave, secretary of foundation. According to Dave, the organisation plans to host such gathering before lS elections to convey to all the three major political parties BJP, Congress and GPP to give prominence to Brahmins.
Cong leader joins BJP with his supporters
Former Union Minister and Congress leader late Manubhai Kotadia’s son and former Amreli district Congress president Suresh Kotadia joined BJP along with his 80 supporters (All Congress members). Besides, another eight congress councilors of Bagasara Municipality also joined the saffron brigade in view of upcoming lok Sabha elections.
Kotadia told that he would travel to entire Amreli district and connect 100 Congress workers to BJP from every Tehsils.