Joshi files nomination, so does Jaiswal

Tribune News Service

Mussoorie, January 23

Ganesh Joshi, sitting BJP MLA from Mussoorie, today filed his nomination papers amid beating of traditional drums in Dehradun today.

Meanwhile, senior BJP leader Rajkumar Jaiswal, who is also the state general secretary of the Narendra Modi Vichar Manch, also filed his nomination from the Mussoorie seat. Both candidates reached the nomination centre along with their supporters to file their nomination papers.

In the Congress fold, Godavari Thapli heaved a sigh of relief after former Mussoorie MLA Jot Singh Gunsola backed out in her favour at the eleventh hour.

She visited Mussoorie after being named the Congress candidate from this segment to thank party workers for their support. She also thanked Gunsola for supporting her.

Now, a three-cornered contest is imminent here. Sitting Mussoorie MLA Ganesh Joshi said he would win with a thumping majority. “I have worked tirelessly for the development of my constituency,” he added.

BJP rebel Rajkumar Jaiswal said, “I have understood that the national parties are misleading the people of the state. The BJP and the Congress are working with only one objective, that’s to win elections by any means. Mussoorie is a renowned tourist destination, but it struggles for adequate drinking water and parking facility which shows that the representatives of Mussoorie have done nothing so far.”

He said Prime Minister Narendra Modi had started a campaign against the corrupt, but what the party leaders were doing was the antithesis. The BJP, by inducting corrupt leaders into the party, has become the second form of Congress, he said.