{"id":427490,"date":"2024-03-07T07:10:00","date_gmt":"2024-03-07T07:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/blog\/2024\/03\/07\/why-bjp-candidate-in-bengals-asansol-dropped-out-rajnath-singh-says\/"},"modified":"2024-03-07T07:10:00","modified_gmt":"2024-03-07T07:10:00","slug":"why-bjp-candidate-in-bengals-asansol-dropped-out-rajnath-singh-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/blog\/2024\/03\/07\/why-bjp-candidate-in-bengals-asansol-dropped-out-rajnath-singh-says\/","title":{"rendered":"Why BJP Candidate In Bengal&#8217;s Asansol Dropped Out Rajnath Singh Says&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div itemprop=\"articleBody\" id=\"ins_storybody\"><!-- \n\n<div itemprop=\"articleBody\" class=\"sp-cn ins_storybody\" id=\"ins_storybody\">--><\/p>\n<div class=\"ins_instory_dv\">\n<div class=\"ins_instory_dv_cont\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Why BJP Candidate In Bengal's Asansol Dropped Out Rajnath Singh Says...\" alt=\"Why BJP Candidate In Bengal's Asansol Dropped Out Rajnath Singh Says...\" id=\"story_image_main\" src=\"https:\/\/c.ndtvimg.com\/2024-03\/sqeqihe_rajnath-singh_625x300_07_March_24.jpeg?im=FeatureCrop,algorithm=dnn,width=1200,height=738\"\/><\/div>\n<p class=\"ins_instory_dv_caption sp_b\">Rajnath Singh attends the NDTV Defence Summit 2024<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><b class=\"place_cont\">New Delhi: <\/b><\/p>\n<p>Defence Minister Rajnath Singh today gave an insight into the BJP&#8217;s view on what is not acceptable in a candidate if the person wants to contest the Lok Sabha election with the party&#8217;s ticket.<\/p>\n<p>At the NDTV Defence Summit, Mr Singh highlighted the need for sensitivity towards every section of society for a leader to be successful.<\/p>\n<p>On a question by NDTV citing how the BJP candidate from West Bengal&#8217;s Asansol withdrew his candidature a day after being named to contest the seat, Mr Singh said, &#8220;We didn&#8217;t have to do anything. The individual himself decided not to contest.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Popular Bhojpuri singer Pawan Singh in a post on the microblogging platform X said he withdrew from the electoral race from the Asansol seat &#8220;due to some reasons&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I express my heartfelt gratitude to the top leadership of Bharatiya Janata Party. The party trusted me and declared me as the candidate from West Bengal&#8217;s Asansol but due to some reason, I will not be able to contest the elections from Asansol,&#8221; Pawan Singh said on Sunday.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"hi\">\u092d\u093e\u0930\u0924\u0940\u092f \u091c\u0928\u0924\u093e \u092a\u093e\u0930\u094d\u091f\u0940 \u0915\u0947 \u0936\u0940\u0930\u094d\u0937 \u0928\u0947\u0924\u0943\u0924\u094d\u0935 \u0915\u094b \u0926\u093f\u0932 \u0938\u0947 \u0906\u092d\u093e\u0930 \u092a\u094d\u0930\u0915\u091f \u0915\u0930\u0924\u093e \u0939\u0941\u0964<br \/>\u092a\u093e\u0930\u094d\u091f\u0940 \u0928\u0947 \u092e\u0941\u091d \u092a\u0930 \u0935\u093f\u0936\u094d\u0935\u093e\u0938 \u0915\u0930\u0915\u0947 \u0906\u0938\u0928\u0938\u094b\u0932 \u0915\u093e \u0909\u092e\u094d\u092e\u0940\u0926\u0935\u093e\u0930 \u0918\u094b\u0937\u093f\u0924 \u0915\u093f\u092f\u093e \u0932\u0947\u0915\u093f\u0928 \u0915\u093f\u0938\u0940 \u0915\u093e\u0930\u0923 \u0935\u0936 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0906\u0938\u0928\u0938\u094b\u0932 \u0938\u0947 \u091a\u0941\u0928\u093e\u0935 \u0928\u0939\u0940\u0902 \u0932\u0921\u093c \u092a\u093e\u090a\u0902\u0917\u093e&#8230;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JPNadda?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@JPNadda<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Pawan Singh (@PawanSingh909) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PawanSingh909\/status\/1764191816738587029?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 3, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Rajnath Singh, who will contest from his stronghold Lucknow again, referring to the Asansol matter said the party takes a lot of feedback from people and act on them.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Our thinking is that in a healthy democracy, whether (party) worker or anyone else, should not say or do anything that may be derogatory to any individual, sections of society or the nation. We didn&#8217;t have to do anything. The individual himself decided not to contest,&#8221; the Defence Minister told NDTV at the event today.<\/p>\n<p>Trinamool Congress leader Babul Supriyo, a resident of Asansol, however, alleged Pawan Singh would have offended the sentiments of locals as the singer is known for &#8220;obscene portrayal of women in his music videos and films&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I have nothing against him or his place or following as an artiste. However, in his music videos and films, Bengali women are portrayed in a certain manner that might offend the sensibilities of voters. How can the BJP field such a person from Asansol? It is hard to believe the BJP fielded him from Asansol without running a necessary background check,&#8221; Mr Supriyo told news agency ANI.<\/p>\n<p>The BJP on Saturday released its first list of 195 candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ndtv.com\/india-news\/lok-sabha-election-2024-why-bjp-candidate-pawan-singh-in-west-bengals-asansol-dropped-out-rajnath-singh-says-5192586\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Rajnath Singh attends the NDTV Defence Summit 2024 New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh today gave an insight into the BJP&#8217;s view on what is not acceptable in a candidate if the person wants to contest the Lok Sabha election with the party&#8217;s ticket. 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