Wednesday, 27 March 2024 | PNS | DEHRADUN
The Congress candidate from Tehri Lok Sabha constituency Jot Singh Gunsola filed his nomination papers on Tuesday. Large number of party workers and leaders were present on the occasion to extend their support to Gunsola.
Before filing his nomination papers, Gunsola arrived at the Congress headquarters in the morning with a large number of his supporters. He was greeted there by the Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) president Karan Mahara, former chief minister Harish Rawat, his son and Congress candidate from Haridwar Lok Sabha Virendra Rawat, former PCC president Pritam Singh, former cabinet minister Hira Singh Rawat and other senior leaders of the party.
Addressing the party workers the PCC president Karan Mahara said that the people are eager to throw the BJP out of the power in the Lok Sabha elections. He appealed to the party workers to work dedicatedly at the ground level to ensure the victory of the Congress candidates. Former PCC president Pritam Singh said that the huge turnout in the nomination rally of Gunsola has proved that the people have made up their mind for change. The people are reeling under the anti people policies of the BJP government. Singh exuded confidence that the Congress candidates will secure victory in all the five Lok Sabha seats in the State. The Congress candidate from Tehri Gunsola expressed his gratitude to the party workers for coming in large numbers for his nomination.
AAP leader Amrendra Bisht joins Congress party
DEHRADUN : The State spokesperson of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and the party candidate from Dhanaulti assembly constituency Amrendra Bisht joined the Congress party along with his supporters on Tuesday. AAP leader Dinesh Tomar, Kishan Nautiyal, Gulshan Kavi, Anil Dutt and others also joined the Congress party. Bisht and other leaders were inducted into the Congress party by the PCC president Karan Mahara and party candidate from Tehri Lok Sabha Jot Singh Gunsola. It is pertinent to mention here that Bisht has considerable hold in Dhanaulti area and was elected district panchayat member for two consecutive terms from Nainbagh. He contested from Dhanaulti assembly constituency on AAP ticket in the election of 2022. Welcoming Bisht, the PCC president Mahara said that the party will get strengthened by the presence of a young leader such as Bisht.
