Nagpur, 02 Jan

(HS): The drama in Nagpur’s Hazari Pahad prabhag ended due to intervention of

Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Friday. One of the BJP workers Kisan

Gawande was locked in his home by the workers, to prevent him from withdrawing

nomination. Gawande filed nomination papers as an independent candidate, as BJP

rejected his application for the party ticket.

Gawande family

was not allowed to move out of its home as the workers had locked it and

workers were present outside it.

MLA Parinay

Phukey was deputed to convince the workers as the party had directed Gawande to

withdraw his nomination. The workers, however were not ready to allow Gawande

to withdraw the nomination paper.

Fadnavis, who

was present on dais during inauguration of the Marathi Sahitya Sammelan in

Satara had to talk to the workers on phone.

The sources in

the party said that Fadnavis assured the workers that Gawande will be

accommodated as co-opted member. Following the assurance by Fadnavis the workers

allowed Gawande to move out and withdraw his nomination.

Talking to the

media Gawande said that he was trying to convince his supporters to allow him

to withdraw his nomination as per the party’s directive. “I am loyal to my

party, and whatever I could achieve is because of the party”, Gawande said.

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Hindusthan Samachar / Ajay Vasant Mardikar