In a written submission to the committee, BJP leaders Ujjwal Keskar and Suhas Kulkarni said that Kale's application to the committee is not as per law or the Supreme court directions. Further, the information by the applicant is not factual.
"Lack of awareness or interest", and "laziness" were among the reasons students cited during a session on Tuesday at the RRU as as Gujarat Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) P Bharathi prodded them on exercising their right to franchise.
The BJP leader is the party’s LS candidate from Rajkot. Kshatriya community members have been raising the demand for the withdrawal of his candidature even as he has apologised.