Bhojpuri singer and actor Pawan Singh, who received a BJP Lok Sabha ticket from the West Benga’s Asansol seat right this moment thanked the social gathering management for the belief however expressed lack of ability to contest from the seat. Taking to X, Singh mentioned that he will not be capable to contest the seat on account of some motive. The BJP launched a listing of 195 candidates in its first record yesterday which included names of many key political figures together with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
“I express my heartfelt gratitude to the top leadership of Bharatiya Janata Party. The party trusted me and declared me as the candidate from West Bengal’s Asansol but due to some reason, I will not be able to contest the elections from Asansol,” mentioned Pawan Singh.
Why Pawan Singh Opted Out Of Asansol?
According to Zee News TV report, Pawan Singh needed to contest the Lok Sabha polls on BJP ticket from the Arrah seat. Arrah in Bihar is relatively a protected seat and a stronghold for the BJP. The saffron social gathering had bagged the seat within the 2019 polls when RK Singh gained the seat.
भोजपुरी सिंगर पवन सिंह का लोकसभा चुनाव लड़ने से इनकार, कहा- ‘किसी वजह से चुनाव नहीं लड़ पाऊंगा, बीजेपी के शीर्ष नेतृत्व को दिल से आभार’#BreakingNews #LokSabhaElections2024 #BJPFirstList #BJP #NDA #PawanSingh #ZeeNews @CHANDANS_LIVE @anchorjiya @jhapras pic.twitter.com/JuM2dV5RZr
— Zee News (@ZeeNews) March 3, 2024
Another motive for Singh to refuse Asansol’s ticket is Shatrughan Sinha, who additionally hails from Bihar and was a BJP MP earlier. Veteran actor Sinha is alleged to be like a father determine within the leisure trade for Pawan Singh. According to stories, Sinha even helped Singh within the early days of his profession when he was only a budding singer.
TMC’s Barb Against BJP
Also, leaders of the Trinamool Congress have raised objection on sure songs of Pawan Singh. TMC chief Babul Supriyo mentioned that posters of Pawan Singh’s songs displays BJP’s mindset about ladies of Bengal.
Asansol ko Pawan Singh ji Mubarak ho @BJP4Bengal .. I’ve not verified it personally nor will confirm them however I’m flooded with posters of those movies.. Nothing in opposition to Pawanji the artist, but when these posters are true, then it clearly exhibits what sort of respect @BJP4India… pic.twitter.com/7q284ta4t4
— Babul Supriyo (@SuPriyoBabul) March 2, 2024
“Have always said, that BJP is anti-Bengali – the fact that they didn’t give a cabinet seat to any Bengali in the 10 years they are in power is proof enough for that but now fielding Pawan Singh frm Asansol shows their insensitivity against Bengali women,” mentioned Supriyo.
It seems that on account of social media backlash and the above talked about causes, Pawan Singh deemed it match to refuse the BJP ticket from Asansol. Now, it will likely be vital to see whether or not the BJP fields Singh from every other seat or drops him from the record.
