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Shatru for BJP A large crowd gathered at the Radio Club on Tuesday evening to watch their hero Shatrughan Sinha who was campaigning for the ...

Shatru for BJP

A large crowd gathered at the Radio Club on Tuesday evening to watch their hero Shatrughan Sinha who was campaigning for the Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Jaywantiben Mehta, contesting from the South constituency. Though the actor arrived an hour and a half late the public, a large number of them children below 10 years did not seem to mind at all.

All that they were waiting for was a glimpse of their hero. Shatru spoke for 15 minutes and left immediately. In his usual filmi style, he started his speech, quot;Just listen to me. It is up to you to decided whom to vote but you should know what is happening in the country.quot; His audience was all ears.

Sinha blamed the Congress for burdening the country with Rs 800 crore bill in the form of poll expenditure which otherwise could have been used for developmental projects. He said that the issue of Congress withdrawing support was not new, they had done so on four occasions earlier.

Making fun of the Congress, he said, quot;The party isvery old and needs to rest, similar is the case with Sitaram Kesri who is 85 years.quot; He said that only the BJP could form a government on its own and take the country from darkness to light. quot;Let8217;s make this election the last one of this century and a decisive one,quot; he concluded.

Vote out the corrupt

Humanist party candidate Parimal Merchant of the North constituency while addressing an election meet at Raval Pada, Dahisar, promised that his party would force whichever party that comes to power to adopt polices that will focus on the priorities of education, health and improve quality of life. He urged the voters to stop voting blindly for a party. quot;Today all parties shamelessly promote criminals and corrupt people and the mass must not vote for the Hindutva or Sonia wave,quot; Merchant said.

He further said, quot;Only when genuinely committed people with skill, social work training and commitment win, can India progress.

quot;No to communalism

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The Forum for Democracy and Communal Amity, in ameeting held on Wednesday at Gandhi Peace Foundation, urged the people to not to vote for communal parties to prevent them from forming a government at the Centre and becoming a dominating factor in Indian politics. The Forum said such parties are harmful for the unity of the country. Besides, the party will take advantage of the religious sentiments of a particular community and vitiate the harmony between different communities and endanger the ideal of a secular democracy.