Wife of Eral rape convict to fight BJP

Parmar filed her papers on Wednesday afternoon at the Godhra election office. She was accompanied by her supporters, family members and grandson Shailendra, who is also her campaign manager.

Shailendra said there was no official word from Uma Bharati about not contesting the elections. “However, it would not have mattered to us because my grandmother will fight come what may. Bharati had approached us in the first place,” he said.

“The BJP does not seem interested in us. Besides, there are a lot of things in Kalol that need improvement. We believe we can deliver,” he said.