16 February,2011 07:11 AM IST | | Sanjeev Devasia
A RALLY organised by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) yesterday to woo the Hindi-speaking electorate in the city saw a sword made of silver, valued at close to Rs 11,000, getting stolen.
The sword was meant to be presented to the party's Yuva Morcha president Anurag Thakur, during the rally.
The Minara Masjid at Mohammad Ali Road could be seen aglow in all its splendour on the eve of Eid-e-Milad
Just before the function could begin, the organisers realised that the sword had been stolen from where it was kept near the podium.
The discovery sent BJP workers scurrying for another sword and one was procured in some time. The replacement sword, a smaller one, cost as much as the original.
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Mritunjay Pandey, president, BJP Uttar Bharatiya Morcha said, "I have heard about it. Someone must have taken advantage of the crowd and stolen the sword.
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I have no further details as the rally was being organised by the Yuva Morcha." Pandey said he did not know whether a complaint had been lodged.
The rally was organised to woo the Hindi-speaking population in the city and launch a campaign for the 2012 civic elections.
The party is trying redeem itself with the North Indian community, which is the highest contributor of votes in the city, after they raised objection to BJP leaders pushing for railway jobs for the sons of the soil.
Speaking at a rally organised by the Maharashtra BJP Uttar Bharatiya Morcha earlier, party president Nitin Gadkari had pointed out that the Congress was not concerned about the well being of Hindi speaking people in the city.
