Gujarat CM urges 100% voting in local self-government elections

Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel has appealed for 100% voting in the local body elections on April 26. Meanwhile, the AAP has alleged its candidate in Una was injured in a firing incident, with Gopal Rai accusing the BJP of a 'bloody game'.

CM Patel Urges 100% Voter Turnout

Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel has appealed to all citizens to vote 100 per cent in the elections of local self-government institutions to be held in the state on April 26 (Sunday). He has requested all the voters of the state to vote enthusiastically in this holy festival of democracy.

In his message to the citizens, CM Patel said that voting in a democracy is not only a right, but also a sacred duty as a citizen. He said that every vote will further boost the overall development of the villages, talukas, districts and cities of the state.

The Chief Minister appealed to all the voters of the state to reach their polling stations on April 26 and vote, and also motivate their family members, friends and neighbours to vote. He has called upon everyone to make this grand festival of democracy a success by taking a pledge of "100 per cent voting".

The Chief Minister has made a heartfelt appeal to everyone to vote in this election of local self-government institutions on Sunday, April 26, to build a developed India and a developed Gujarat.

AAP Alleges Attack on Candidate

Meanwhile, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Friday alleged that Ajay, its candidate for local body elections in Gujarat's Una, was injured in a firing incident. AAP Delhi MLA Gopal Rai slammed the BJP, alleging that the police failed to register an FIR into the Wednesday night's incident.

In an X post, Gopal Rai accused the BJP of a "bloody game" ahead of local swaraj elections in Gujarat. "Elections or goondaraj in Gujarat? The police's failure to register an FIR after the deadly attack on the AAP candidate in Una is shameful. First, the failed attempt to ensure an unopposed victory, and now resorting to bullets to intimidate our candidates! The people of Gujarat will give a befitting reply to the BJP's 'bloody game' and politics of fear," Rai wrote on X.

Polling for local bodies will take place on April 26, while counting of votes will be held on April 28. (ANI)

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