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Want a vote, better watch this out!A Group of senior citizens under the umbrella of Sadhana Vichar Manch have prepared their own manifest...

Want a vote, better watch this out!A Group of senior citizens under the umbrella of Sadhana Vichar Manch have prepared their own manifesto and asked the political parties and candidates contesting the elections to give their commitment to the 20-point programme.

A statement issued by G P Pradhan, P R Dubhashi, P S Karekar and R D Samarth lamented that political parties issued manifestos only to gain votes by making promises which were forgotten as soon as they come to power.

In its citizens8217; manifesto, the manch has stated that citizens wanted politics of principles and corruption should be completely eliminated from public life.

No party should give a ticket to any person with a criminal background and each candidate contesting the elections should take an oath never to indulge in unparliamentary activities. Steps like the German system of constructive vote of no-confidence should be introduced while the right to information should be bestowed on every citizen through suitable legislation.

The citizens8217; manifesto also demands that a civil service board should be constituted to implement a policy regarding transfers of civil servants while the law and order machinery should be overhauled on the lines of the recommendations of the Police Commission 1978.

Insisting on the modernisation of defence forces, the manifesto urges that a proper policy should be drafted to look after the injured soldiers and the families who laid down their lives for protecting the nation.

NCP aspirants
Nitin Jagtap and Shantilal Suratwala are the prominent leaders who have sought Nationalist Congress Party nomination for assembly elections. Jagtap and Suratwala have demanded party tickets for Shivajinagar and Kasba Peth assembly segments, respectively.

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Siddharth Sonwane, Ramesh Sathe, Subhash Jagtap, Farid Patel and Chhabil Patel are aspirants for Parvati constituency while Dattatray Dhankawde, Bapusaheb Dhankawde, Chandrakant Bidkar, Suresh Ghule and Sopanrao Gondhale have demanded ticket for Pune Cantonment constituency.

Priya Patil and Krishnakant Kudale are the two aspirants for Shivajinagar while Rambhau Ganpule and Anna Thorat are in the race for Kasba Peth constituency. In Bhavani Peth constituency, Nathabhau Badade, Ravindra Malwadkar and Azpak Kazi have sought the party ticket. In Bopodi, only one application of Shrikant Patil has been received so far.

Gawli from Khed
Founder of Akhil Bharatiya Sena ABS Arun Gawli has announced his decision to contest Lok Sabha election from Khed constituency in Pune district.

In a signed statement, Gawli has said he decided to fight the election because of request from ABS workers. Gawli has been externed from Mumbai and is camping at Wadgaon Panchpeer for the past few months.