Surat repeated in Indore

In a major blow to the Congress in Madhya Pradesh its Indore Lok Sabha seat candidate Akshay Kanti Bam withdrew his nomination on Monday a fortnight before polling in the constituencyAfter withdrawing his nomination Bam reached the Bharatiya Janata Party BJP office here In a photo released by the BJP on social media Bam was seen along with MP Deputy Chief Minister Jagdish Devda state cabinet minister Kailash Vijayvargiya and other party leadersBam is set join the BJP party sources said Monday is the last day for withdrawal of nomination in the Indore Lok Sabha seat where polling will be held on May 13 Indore Collector Ashish Singh confirmed that Bam has withdrawn his nominationBam accompanied by local BJP MLA Ramesh Mendola reached the collectorrsquos office and withdrew his papers On his way back he left in a car with Mendola ignoring questions from mediapersonsMendola is a trusted associate of Vijayvargiya Collector Singh said ldquoThree candidates including Congressrsquo Bam withdrew their nominations today as per the due procedure The process has also been videographedrdquoVijayvargiya posted a picture on his X account in which Bam was seen sitting in a car with him along with Mendola The minister said Bam was welcome to join the BJPldquoCongress Lok Sabha candidate from Indore Akshay Kanti Bam is welcome to the BJP under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi party national president JP Nadda Chief Minister Mohan Yadav and state president VD Sharmardquo Vijayvargiya saidThreat to democracy CongressAs its Indore Lok Sabha seat candidate Akshay Kanti Bam withdrew his nomination the Congress on Monday said there is a ldquothreat to democracyrdquo and wondered if there is a free and fair poll when the Election Commission ldquolooks the other wayrdquo while candidate after candidate is being ldquointimidatedrdquoThe Congressrsquo Indore Lok Sabha seat candidate Bam withdrew his nomination on Monday a fortnight before polling in the constituency After withdrawing his nomination Bam reached the BJP office in Indore Monday is the last day for withdrawal of nomination in the Indore Lok Sabha seat where polling will be held on May 13This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever