UP Polls: Congress Nominee From Bareilly Cantt Joins Samajwadi, To Contest From Similar Seat
Days after the Congress named her as its candidate from the Bareilly Cantt meeting seat in Uttar Pradesh, Supriya Aron on Saturday joined the Samajwadi Party which fielded her from the similar constituency.
Supriya Aron, a former mayor of Bareilly, joined the Samajwadi Party together with her husband and previous Congress MP Pravin Singh Aron.
SP president Akhilesh Yadav introduced her candidature from the similar seat, losing Rajesh Agarwal who was once previous declared as SP nominee.
Yadav welcomed the Arons into the party fold at a press convention and exuded self assurance that they are going to additional support the organisation.
Journalist-turned-politician Supriya Aron’s identify had figured within the first record of Congress applicants declared via party common secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on January 13.
She was once some of the 50 girls applicants of the whole 125 declared that day in step with the party’s promise of fielding 40 in step with cent girls within the coming meeting polls as a part of its ‘ladki hoon, lad sakti hoon’ marketing campaign.
She had unsuccessfully contested from the similar seat on a Congress price tag in 2012.
She had courted controversy lately over her feedback after a stampede-like scenario had emerged right through a marathon for ladies organised via the Congress in Bareilly, leading to accidents to 3 women.
“Other folks had long past to Vaishno Devi on a pilgrimage (on New 12 months Day), what came about there? What is going to you name it? It’s human tendency to race forward (of others). Right here it’s women who’re finding out in faculties and a bit of little bit of ‘bhaag daurh’ happened,” she had mentioned drawing a parallel with the stampede on the Mata Vaishno Devi shrine in Jammu that had left 12 folks lifeless.
She had also known as mediapersons as Congress supporters when requested about some from the Congress heckling reporters overlaying the marathon.
“My request to the media is that if any individual has felt unhealthy (over one thing), I apologise at the party’s behalf. Not anything as such came about. I do know that from inside of you all are ‘Congressi’ (Congress supporters),” she had mentioned.
The scoop of Supriya Aron and her husband Praveen Singh Aron becoming a member of the Samajwadi Party was once welcomed via her supporters and well-wishers.
Former minister Bhagwat Saran Gangwar, who’s the SP candidate from Nababganj seat of Bareilly, mentioned that Supriya Aron’s victory from Bareilly Cantt seat was once now sure.
“The Vaish group was once vote casting for BJP out of compulsion however now Supriya will take the lead. 40 in step with cent Muslims of Bareilly will…vote for Samajwadi Party applicants,” Gangwar mentioned.
In 2006, Supriya Aron contested the mayor’s election in Bareilly on a Congress price tag and gained. Her husband Praveen Singh Aron gained the Lok Sabha elections in 2009 on a Congress price tag defeating BJP stalwart Santosh Kumar Gangwar.
The BJP has fielded Sanjeev Agarwal from the Bareilly Cantt seat.
Meeting polls in Uttar Pradesh will probably be held in seven stages between February 10 and March 7 and the effects will probably be introduced on March 10.
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