In a significant growth, Bhojpuri star Pawan Singh on Sunday declined to contest the upcoming Lok Sabha elections from West Bengal’s Asansol constituency. This comes a day after he was named in the BJP’s first list of candidates for the upcoming normal elections.
Taking to X, Singh additionally expressed his gratitude to the highest management of the Bharatiya Janata Party. “The party trusted me and declared me as the candidate from Asansol, but due to some reason, I will not be able to contest the elections from Asansol…” he posted.
The choice of Singh, a 38-year-old resident of Bihar, because the candidate for the Bengal seat had ignited a considerable row on social media platforms. Several people raised issues relating to Singh’s previous work, notably his discography, which incorporates a number of songs that includes “objectionable references” to Bengali girls.
TMC slams BJP for fielding Pawan Singh
West Bengal minister and TMC chief Babul Supriyo had additionally slammed the BJP for fielding Singh from Asansol. “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 from Asansol shows their insensitivity against Bengali women,” he posted on X.
What did BJP chief Tathagata Roy say?
Meanwhile, BJP chief Tathagata Roy had additionally referred to as for a “fresh look” on the Asansol candidate after the choice of Pawan Singh. “Unlike TMC, where candidature is decided by the whims and fancies of one woman, BJP chooses its candidates on a systematic survey. However, the surveyors are not infallible nor free from prejudice. A FRESH LOOK AT ASANSOL IS CALLED FOR. IMMEDIATELY (sic),” Roy wrote on X.
Pawan Singh on allegations in opposition to him
Meanwhile, a publish has additionally appeared in the identify of Pawan Singh in which it has been mentioned, “Continuous efforts have been made by BJP for the prosperity of West Bengal. Dozens of schemes run by Shri Narendra Modi have not been fully implemented in Bengal even today because the local government here is not in favour of development. Today many leaders of Trinamool Congress are furious and are making wild allegations against BJP and me as well. I have not sung any song which would hurt the civilization and people of Bengal. Making such low-level allegations by Trinamool Congress leaders shows their frustration and defeat.”
BJP releases first list of candidates for Lok Sabha polls
On Saturday (March 2), the ruling BJP introduced Prime Minister Narendra Modi would battle once more from Varanasi in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections because it named 34 Union ministers together with Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh and Smriti Irani in the first list of 195 candidates. The list additionally included two former chief ministers — Shivraj Singh Chouhan (Madhya Pradesh) and Biplab Deb (Tripura) — in addition to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, who will battle once more from Kota in Rajasthan.
