Gujarat Elections 2022: AAP's 'kidnapped' Surat candidate Kanchan Jariwala withdraws from polls
By Team Newsable | First Published Nov 16, 2022, 1:58 PM ISTKanchan Jariwala, who had been reported missing since yesterday, went to the Returning Officer's office in Surat (East), Gujarat, to withdraw his nomination. Several AAP politicians, including Delhi Chief Minister and party chief Arvind Kejriwal, have accused the BJP of kidnapping.
The Aam Aadmi Party's (AAP) Kanchan Jariwala, candidate for Surat (East), withdrew his nomination on Wednesday after kidnapping charges by the Arvind Kejriwal-led party.
The AAP claimed that their candidate from Surat (East) and his family went missing yesterday. Manish Sisodia, senior AAP politician, and Delhi Deputy Chief Minister, claimed that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) kidnapped Jariwala.
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Jariwala, who had been reported missing since yesterday, went to the Returning Officer's office in Surat (East), Gujarat, to withdraw his nomination on Wednesday.
Several AAP politicians, including Delhi Chief Minister and party chief Arvind Kejriwal, have accused the BJP of kidnapping.
Watch how police and BJP goons together - dragged our Surat East candidate Kanchan Jariwala to the RO office, forcing him to withdraw his nomination
The term ‘free and fair election’ has become a joke! pic.twitter.com/CY32TrUZx8
"Kanchan Jariwala, our Surat (East) candidate and his family have been missing since yesterday. First, the BJP attempted to have his nomination rejected. However, his nomination was accepted. He was afterwards pressured to withdraw his nomination. Has he been kidnapped?" Kejriwal took to Twitter.
Isudan Gadhvi, the AAP's Chief Ministerial candidate in Gujarat, also said Jariwala went missing after filing candidacy papers.
भाजपा ‘आप’ से इतनी डरी हुई है की वो गुंडागर्दी पर आ गई है !सूरत ईस्ट से चुनाव लड़ रहे हमारे कंचन जरिवाला के पीछे भाजपा वाले कुछ दिनो से पीछे पड़े हुए थे और आज वो ग़ायब है !माना जा रहा है की भाजपा के गुंडो ने उन्हें उठा ले गए है ! उनका परिवार भी ग़ायब है !भाजपा कितनी गिरेगी ?
— Isudan Gadhvi (@isudan_gadhvi)
"The BJP is so scared of the AAP that it has turned to hooliganism. Kanchan Jariwal, the candidate for Surat East, has gone missing after being harassed by BJP personnel. It is suspected that BJP men kidnapped him. His family has also gone missing. How low can the BJP go?" Gadhvi tweeted.
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