A daily wage worker whose slum colony in Gujarat capital Gandhinagar was razed in 2019 to make way for a hotel, raised Rs 10,000 in Re 1 coins from his supporters and deposited that amount with the Election Commission to contest Assembly polls.
Patni was one of the residents of the slum which was twice displaced, first in 2010 when the government constructed the Dandi Kutir museum dedicated to Mahatma Gandhi not far from the hotel and then in 2019 when slum-dwellers were again forced to shift to a nearby area so that the hotel can be constructed on the land. Gujarat Assembly Elections 2022: Daily Wager Contesting As Independent Candidate Pays Rs 10,000 Deposit to Election Commission In Re 1 Coins.
A daily wage worker whose slum colony in Gujarat capital Gandhinagar was razed in 2019 to make way for a hotel, raised Rs 10,000 in Re 1 coins from his supporters and deposited that amount with the Election Commission so that he can contest the next month's Assembly polls.
State assembly elections in India’s Gujarat state are scheduled to be held in two phases. Voting for the first phase will be on 1 December and for the second. 19.11.2022, Sputnik International