Gujarat Election 2022: The ruling BJP in Gujarat has created a lot of controversy by fielding Payal Kukrani, the daughter of Naroda Patiya massacre case convict, from the Naroda seat in the upcoming assembly elections. According to information received from media sources, Manoj Kukrani, who was sentenced to life imprisonment in this case, is helping his daughter in her election campaign. It is being told that Manoj was out on temporary bail many times till , when he got regular bail.

Chandrasinh Raulji from Godhra Constituency from BJP

Earlier, BJP found itself in the eye of a storm by fielding Chandrasinh Raulji from Godhra constituency. It is also being said that Raulji had referred to the convicts in the Bilkis Bano case as “sanskari Brahmins” and that he was part of a committee of the Gujarat government that gave exemption to the convicts serving life imprisonment.

Payal Kukrani is an anesthetist by profession

) Payal, an anesthetist by profession without political experience, has replaced sitting BJP MLA from Naroda Balram Thawani as the party’s candidate. The opposition parties allege that this is further proof that they were chosen by the BJP purely to reward the riot culprits.

91 was convicted in Manoj Kukrani

It was shocking to many that the BJP has fielded Payal from the same constituency where the Naroda Patiya massacre took place. His father those was one of the people who 2002 in Naroda during the Gujarat riots 39296 For being part of a mob that killed people 2021 was convicted in.

)challenged father’s sentence in court

However, when asked about her father’s role in her campaign, Payal said that her family has challenged her father’s sentence in court. He said that “My father has been a seasoned politician. I do not want to comment on my father’s sentence as we have appealed against it in the Supreme Court. We are still fighting it, but all I can tell you is that My father, mother and all BJP leaders are helping me in my election campaign and we will win on the issue of development.”

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Mon, Nov 14, 2022, 12: 09 PM IST