Lok Sabha elections 2024:BJP candidate from Uttar Pradesh's Meerut Arun Govil sparked a political buzz with cryptic post on Sunday. The post stirred speculations over its implications for the Bharatiya Janata Party's electoral future in the region. his morning, Govil posted a cryptic message in Hindi, leaving political circles abuzz with speculation over its implications for the BJP's electoral fortunes in the region.
In a now-deleted post, Govil in Hindi, "Jab kisi ka dohra charitra saamne aata hai, to uss se adhik swayam pe krodh aata hai ki hamne kaise aankh band karke aise aadmi pe bharosa kiya. Jai Sri Ram." This can be loosely translated to: “When someone's hypocrisy comes to light, it invokes more anger towards oneself than on them, realizing how did we trusted such an individual with closed eyes. Jai Shri Ram." If the post itself was not as cryptic, the BJP leader's decision to remove it shortly after surely was.
Every one in political circles have been trying to figure out the intended target of the post and its implication. Fueling the speculations further were Govil's sudden departure to Mumbai, a day after polling concluded in Meerut on April 26. The TV series "Ramayana" actor who is known for his portrayal as Lord Ram citied urgent work in Mumbai as his reason for leaving the state at a time of ongoing Lok Sabha polls.
In Meerut, Samajwadi Party is contesting in alliance with Congress to bank on its Dalit candidate Sunita Verma to capitalize on the Dalit-Muslim demographic. The Bahujan Samaj Party has fielded Devvrat Tyagi in the constituency to appeal to the upper caste vote bank. However, when MoneyControl contacted the BJP vice-president Vijay Bahadur Pathak regarding Govil's post, he said that he has no
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